Tucson Police Department detectives have made an arrest in the deadly shooting of 37-year-old Curtis Michael Fanning earlier this month.
According to the Tucson Police Department, on October 1, 2020, at approximately 11:40 a.m., officers were dispatched to 2522 N. Estrella Ave. for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located Fanning in the driver’s seat of a passenger vehicle at the home. Fanning was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Curtis Michael Fanning.
Homicide detectives learned that the victim and 50-year-old Robert Anthony Fimbrez were involved in a verbal altercation several weeks earlier at the home. On October 1, 2020, Fanning and his girlfriend were at the home with several other residents and guests to include Fimbrez. Another verbal altercation ensued between Fimbrez and Fanning. According to witnesses, both men produced handguns and exchanged gunfire, and Fanning was subsequently shot.
Fimbrez fled the scene after the shooting and was not located by police at the time. On October 9, 2020, officers found Fimbrez in the 1300 block of W. St. Mary’s Rd.
Fimbrez was taken into custody and booked into Pima County Jail on his warrant. He is being held on a charge of second degree murder.