On the morning of November 1, 2020, Isidro Fernando Hernandez-Ortiz, also known as Isidro Ortiz, a 23-year-old Hispanic / Latino male from Tucson, Arizona, was shot and killed in a remote desert area off the 2500 block of East Aerospace Parkway on the city’s south side, near the Tucson International Airport. Shortly before 6 a.m., police received reports of gunfire in the area and, after being directed away from the roadway to a location farther south in the desert, found Isidro and a woman
suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers rendered first aid and both were taken to Banner University Medical Center, where Isidro was pronounced dead while the woman was treated for injuries described as not life-threatening.
As officers were still at the scene, they learned that two additional gunshot victims had arrived at a different hospital, transported there by friends rather than by ambulance. One of those victims, another man later identified as Oscar Daniel Dicochea, was pronounced dead shortly after arrival; the other man survived after being transferred to a main campus hospital with injuries that were reported as not life-threatening. Investigators determined that the shooting had erupted during a large gathering of roughly 50 people in a desert area south of Aerospace Parkway. Witnesses told police that two groups at the gathering became involved in a physical confrontation, which escalated when guns were drawn and multiple shots were fired. In the chaos that followed, several vehicles fled the scene before officers arrived, complicating efforts to immediately identify everyone involved.
Detectives interviewed the witnesses who remained at the scene and at the hospitals, and the case was classified as a homicide investigation. Public statements from law enforcement describe the incident as a confrontation between two groups that led to an exchange of gunfire, but do not specify how many shooters were involved or who fired the shots that killed Isidro and Oscar. Police asked anyone with information to come forward, providing standard tip lines and emphasizing that callers could remain anonymous. As of the most recent online updates, there have been no public announcements of any arrests or of any suspects being formally identified in connection with the shooting, and the case appears to remain unsolved.
Online memorials for Isidro add a glimpse of the person lost behind the crime reports. Loved ones describe him as funny and outgoing, someone whose presence is deeply missed. He is noted as having attended South Gate Academy and as being a father, with messages expressing how much his child misses him. These remembrances, alongside the still-open homicide investigation and the absence of any reported arrests, underscore both the enduring grief of his family and the continuing call for information that might one day lead to answers and accountability for his death.
