Arrest Made In East Side Tucson Homicide

Jordan Ewer

Tucson Police have arrested 21-year-old Jordan C. Ewer for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Gabriel Escalante.

Ewer was booked into the Pima County Jail on one count of Second Degree Murder. A second suspect was also located, but that individual has not been charged. Detectives are attempting to locate the third suspect to speak with him about the incident.

The shooting occurred on July 26, 2017 at approximately 5:30 a.m., in the 8700 block of East Almond Street.

Detectives were able to determine that the shooting was not a random act of violence. Mr. Escalante and the suspects knew each other and were involved in an altercation near Mr. Escalante’s home.

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