Gunman charged after wounding 9 in Tucson nightlife shooting before cop takes him down

A 21-year-old antheral is facing a slew of charges aft allegedly opening occurrence successful a packed downtown Tucson nightlife territory aboriginal Sunday, wounding 9 radical earlier constabulary took him down.

David Leroy French was charged with 9 counts of aggravated battle with a deadly weapon, 9 counts of aggravated battle causing superior carnal wounded and 1 number of discharging a firearm astatine a structure, a Tucson Police Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

French was booked successful absentia portion hospitalized and volition beryllium taken to the Pima County Adult Detention Complex aft his release, constabulary said.

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A Tucson Police Department forensic lensman documents the downtown country wherever 9 radical were wounded successful a shooting aboriginal Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star)

Additional charges are pending, the spokesperson added.

The shooting erupted astir 2 a.m. successful the 100 artifact of East Congress Street, a engaged country lined with bars, restaurants and nightclubs.

An interim ailment said the gunfire followed a verbal altercation. Investigators identified French arsenic the shooter aft reviewing surveillance footage, according to the Arizona Daily Star.

Officers patrolling adjacent heard the shots and rushed to the country connected foot, constabulary said.

Evidence markers beryllium adjacent covering arsenic Tucson constabulary analyse a downtown shooting that wounded 9 radical aboriginal Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star)

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Police said officers saw the fishy moving from the country and repeatedly ordered him to stop. 

After helium allegedly ignored their commands, a uniformed serviceman fired his limb and struck him.

The fishy was taken into custody and fixed archetypal assistance earlier being transported to a infirmary successful life-threatening condition.

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Tucson constabulary detectives analyse the downtown country wherever 9 radical were wounded successful a shooting aboriginal Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via Getty Images)

Nine different radical were changeable and taken to section hospitals.

Police said astir were wounded successful the arms oregon legs. No deaths were reported, and nary officers were injured.

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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department told Fox News Digital that it is not releasing French’s mugshot astatine this time, citing a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Fox News Digital's Bonny Chu contributed to this report.