Ricky Andrew Romero

Deadly force

A Tucson police inquiry determined that two officers violated department policy when they began a other chase that that led to the shooting death of a suspect. The investigation determined that Tucson Police Department Sgt. Randy Carpenter was justified when he shot Ricky Andrew Romero, 25, on March 16, after Romero, who had wrecked his car at the end of the chase, pointed a gun at the officer. They were attempting to stop the driver to question him about a murder. No charges were brought for violating policy.