Men who killed 15-year-old Tuscon boy caught by police

Ryan Dickinson

TUSCON, AZ – Two men who shot and killed a 15-year-old Tuscon boy days before Thanksgiving are in custody today.

On November 20, 2020, just before 3:00 a.m., officers from Operations Division South and members of the Tucson Fire Department were dispatched to the 300 block of W. Missouri St. for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male in the area with obvious signs of gunshot trauma. Tucson Police and Tucson Fire rendered aid to the male, however; he was pronounced deceased on scene shortly after their arrival.

The deceased male was identified as 15-year-old Adam Lopez.

Related News:   Newark Police Seek Assistance in Identifying Theft Suspect

As Homicide Detectives continued their investigation, probable cause was established on 21-year-old Alejandro Miguel Romero and 25-year-old Steven Ricardo Vallejo for the incident that resulted in the death of 15-year-old Adam Lopez. On December 9, 2020, officers from Operations Division South/Community Response Team located and arrested Romero and Vallejo on Tucson’s Southside.


You appear to be using an ad blocker

Shore News Network is a free website that does not use paywalls or charge for access to original, breaking news content. In order to provide this free service, we rely on advertisements. Please support our journalism by disabling your ad blocker for this website.