In the fading daylight of a Tucson evening, a confrontation outside a midtown apartment complex tragically cut short the life of 30-year-old Angel Bueno. On September 8, 2020, officers responded to a call at 2510 N. Winstel Blvd. and found Bueno with a gunshot wound. Despite the immediate medical attention he received, Bueno succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
He was a male who lost his life to gun violence.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a dispute that had escalated. Detectives learned that Bueno had been involved in a verbal altercation with another man, which then turned violent. This disagreement was the catalyst for the fatal shooting that left a community in shock and a family grieving an immeasurable loss. The initial search for the person responsible was swift, as the Tucson Police Department worked to piece together the events of that tragic evening.
Within a couple of days, the efforts of law enforcement led to a significant development in the case. On September 10, 2020, the Tucson Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect. The individual taken into custody was identified as 28-year-old Trevontea Howard. He was located and apprehended at a residence near East 29th Street and South Columbus Boulevard. Following his arrest, Howard was booked into the Pima County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder, bringing a sense of resolution to the initial phase of the investigation into Angel Bueno's untimely death.
