Man arrested on murder charges, accused of running over pedestrian in parking lot
28-year-old Fernando Rene Borquez accused of running over a pedestrian and killing him according to Tucson Police. (Source: Tucson Police Department)
By KOLD News 13 Staff | May 1, 2021 at 2:43 PM MST - Updated May 1 at 2:43 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A driver has been arrested after detectives say a pedestrian was struck in a parking lot following a confrontation yesterday.
On April 30, 2021, at 3:20 p.m., a patrol officer driving near the 4000 block of S. 12th Ave. was flagged down. Several bystanders reported that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. Additional officers from Operations Division South and Tucson Fire personnel responded to the injured pedestrian, who was located in the parking lot of 4010 S. 12th Ave. The pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Banner University Medical Center.