Tristan Beardsley, age 19, has been arrested in connection to the 2016 murder of 15-year-old Sephaul Booker. On November 14, 2017, members with the U.S. Marshals Task Force located Beardsley on the east side of Tucson and took him into custody without incident.
Beardsley was booked into the Pima County Jail on charges of First Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Assault.
On May 4, 2016, shortly before 4:30 p.m., Tucson Police officers responded to several reports of a shooting in the 3700 block of East 4th Street. Officers arrived on scene within minutes and located Sephaul Booker with obvious signs of trauma. He was pronounced deceased on scene.
Detectives are still investigating the incident and are asking anyone with information to please call 88-CRIME. You can remain anonymous.