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73-year-old man arrested on murder charge in Santa Cruz County shooting death

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Posted at 1:42 PM, Jan 31, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-31 15:42:43-05

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office deputies made an arrest in connection with a Monday shooting death.

According to SSCO, 73-year-old George Alan Kelly faces first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Mexican citizen 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Butimea.

The shooting happened near 100 E. Willow Cross Circle in the Kino Springs area east of Nogales, Ariz.

Kelly was booked into jail on a $1 million bond.
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