A man and a teenager have been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the killing of a 15-year-old Tucson boy at a house party in July.
Daydrian Brown was fatally shot July 6 at a party in the 5300 block of East 26th Street.
On Wednesday, Tucson police arrested Katraun Devon McLendon, 20, at a house on the north side, near East River Road, Tucson police said Tuesday in a news release. He was booked into the Pim COunty jail on suspicion of first degree murder.
On Tuesday, U.S. Marshals apprehended Izrael Micah Salazar, 16, at his home in Scottsdale after police said he returned after fleeing the state, the release said. Salazar was booked into the Maricopa County jail on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder, the release said.
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Both McLendon and Salazar had crashed the party where Brown was fatally shot during a confrontation, the release said.
Prior to the shooting, police have said, Brown argued with some partygoers about a bottle of alcohol stolen from a group of girls.
Brown, a student at Cienega High School and a soccer standout, was shot multiple times.
The teen died in the street outside of the house party near East 22nd Street and South Craycroft Road, police have said.
