Nine people sustained critical gunshot wounds and a fleeing suspect was shot by police during an overnight mass shooting in downtown Tucson early on Sunday. The violence erupted at around 2 a.m. outside a commercial business on the 100 block of East Congress Street, where a confrontation between two groups rapidly escalated into a chaotic exchange of gunfire.
Upon hearing the gunshots, patrolling Tucson police officers immediately rushed to the scene near Sixth Avenue. Police said the suspect had been given multiple commands before being struck.
