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Shooting of Tucson Police Recruit | Tucson News
A chilling case unfolds as 33-year-old Alex James Barnett faces first-degree murder charges for fatally shooting 23-year-old Tucson police recruit Carlos Ramirez—days before graduation—in a brutal, motiveless attack that also wounded Ramirez’s fiancée. Barnett surrendered after a tense three-hour standoff and is now held without bond. A second suspect, 39-year-old Santiago Jorge Rogers, has been arrested, while a third remains under investigation. The Erik Hite Foundation has launched a fundraiser to support Ramirez’s grieving family, including two young children and an unborn baby. With…
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