David Leroy French Charged With 19 Counts After Wounding 9 in Tucson Nightlife Shooting
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
David Leroy French Charged With 19 Counts After Wounding 9 in Tucson Nightlife Shooting
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Summary
A 21-year-old suspect was booked in absentia while hospitalized after Tucson police charged David Leroy French over a downtown shooting that wounded nine people early Sunday.
Nine aggravated-assault counts with a deadly weapon, nine aggravated-assault counts causing serious injury and one firearm-discharge count were filed; police said more charges are pending.
Around 2 a.m. on East Congress Street, gunfire erupted after a verbal altercation in the bar-and-club district, and investigators identified French through surveillance footage.
Officers patrolling nearby heard the shots, chased a fleeing suspect and shot him after he allegedly ignored repeated commands to stop; no officers were injured.
Nine victims were hospitalized, mostly with wounds to the arms or legs, and no deaths were reported in the latest burst of violence to hit downtown Tucson.