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

A 21-year-old man is facing a slew of charges aft allegedly opening occurrence successful a packed downtown Tucson nightlife territory early Sunday, wounding 9 group earlier police took him down.

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

French was booked successful absentia while hospitalized and will beryllium taken to nan Pima County Adult Detention Complex aft his release, constabulary said.

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A Tucson Police Department forensic photographer documents nan downtown segment wherever 9 group were wounded successful a shooting early Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star)

Additional charges are pending, nan spokesperson added.

The shooting erupted astir 2 a.m. successful nan 100 artifact of East Congress Street, a engaged area lined pinch bars, restaurants and nightclubs.

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

Officers operating adjacent heard nan shots and rushed to nan segment connected foot, constabulary said.

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

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Police said officers saw nan fishy moving from nan area and many times ordered him to stop. 

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

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

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Tucson constabulary detectives analyse nan downtown segment wherever 9 group were wounded successful a shooting early Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via Getty Images)

Nine different group were changeable and taken to section hospitals.

Police said astir were wounded successful nan arms aliases 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 nan 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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