Roommate arrested after 44-year-old found dead on west side

TUCSON – The Tucson Police Department is currently investigating a homicide that happened Thursday afternoon on Tucson’s west side.
According to TPD, at around 4:30 p.m., police received a 911 call for a request of an ambulance at an apartment located at 235 E. Mohave Rd. After the officers arrived at the scene, police discovered 44-year-old John M. Becker dead with obvious signs of blunt force trauma.The roommate of the victim, later identified as  39-year-old David J. Sassaman