Hourly Update

Man arrested after assault at South Tucson auto shop

A 37-year-old Guadalajara man is in jail after assaulting a woman and four police officers at a South Tucson auto repair shop Sunday afternoon, police said. Rodolfo Ambriz-Ramirez is charged with attempted first degree murder, five counts of aggravated assault and kidnapping. He is a felon who has been deported before, said Sgt. Richard Muñoz, who leads the detective unit at the South Tucson Police Department. South Tucson Police went to the business after a call about a woman being assaulted during an argument, Muñoz said. The woman was not seriously injured. When an officer tried to talk to Ambriz-Ramirez, who had been drinking alcohol, he ran into the shop and closed the door. A short time later, he ran out the back and stabbed Sgt. Armando Teyechea with a knife as the police tried to subdue him, Muñoz said. Ambriz-Ramirez ran back into the business, came out with a shovel and tried again to assault the officers, he said. Police followed him back into the shop, where they saw Ambriz-Ramirez striking matches, trying to light a can of gasoline on fire. Ambriz-Ramirez was injured in a struggle with the officers and was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was treated and released. Teyechea also was treated and released from the hospital. Four other officers sustained minor injuries during the struggle and they were treated at the scene. South Tucson Police and the Border Patrol are investigating the incident.