Deputies are seeking a couple implicated in the shooting of a man at a South Side convenience store.
Emmanuel Pimental, 18, is suspected to have shot the unidentified man in the neck, according to a press release issued by Deputy Dawn Barkman, a spokeswoman for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
Pimental may be with his girlfriend, 19-year-old Anabel Reyes, Barkman said.
Deputies were called to a Quik Mart in the 4200 block of East Benson Highway at about 3 a.m. Sunday for a report that a shooting had taken place.
They found the victim on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck. The victim was taken to an area hospital to be treated for a non-life threatening injury, Barkman said.
Witnesses described a blue Dodge pickup truck that had run over the victim as it left the scene. A second red Chevy pickup was seen travelling with the Dodge pickup.
Deputies served a search warrant at Pimental’s home Sunday night and seized a blue pickup truck, but were unable to locate the suspected shooter.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Pimental or Reyes is urged to call 911 or 88-CRIME, the county attorney’s anonymous tipster line.