4th Suspect Arrested In Death Of Tucson Man

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Luis Manuel Salas [Photo courtesy Tucson Police Department]

Tucson Police have arrested a fourth man in connection with the murder of 37-year-old man on Tucson’s east side.

Police said Christopher Hart was assaulted by multiple people in the parking lot of the Eastpointe Market Place near 22nd Street and Kolb Road on June 22.

Hart, who sustained blunt force trauma during the confrontation, was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.

Police had previously arrested three suspects, 39-year-old Miguel Francisco Rodriguez, 27-year-old Aaron Fernando Montiel, and 27-year-old Miguel Cipriano Lara-Cabazos for first-degree murder and kidnapping.

Detectives obtained arrest warrants for all three suspects for 1ST Degree Murder and Kidnapping. On August 13, 2022, officers and detectives from Operations Division East/Community Response Team (ODE/CRT) located and arrested all three suspects. They were subsequently transported and booked into the Pima County Jail for their warrants.

The suspects are being held on a $1,000,000 bond each.

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