By Associated Press - Tuesday, March 9, 2021

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Police have arrested a teenage boy in a homicide case in Tucson.

The 16-year-old is facing a second-degree murder charge and is being held at the Pima County Jail.

The name of the teen is not being released by The Associated Press because he’s a juvenile.



Police responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex on Tucson’s east side around 10 p.m. Saturday.

Officers found 35-year-old Anthony Watkins with gunshot trauma. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The teenage boy called 911 and told a dispatcher he had information about the shooting.

The teen was detained and then arrested after police developed probable cause.

Police said Watkins and the teen knew each other and they got into an argument at the apartment complex and began fighting before the victim was shot.

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