TUCSON, Arizona(CNN, KYMA/KECY)- An undocumented immigrant in Arizona is now the focus of a growing tug-of-war between local and federal authorities.
Pima County police say Julio Aguirre is accused of fatally shooting a man while trying to steal his car late last month in Tucson. According to investigators, Aguirre went through Midtown Tucson pointing a gun at multiple people before he ultimately shot and killed a man during an attempted carjacking. Officers say a police dog helped apprehend him, landing Aguirre in the hospital.
While Aguirre was recovering, federal agents arrested him on separate charges and took him into federal custody — sparking a jurisdictional showdown…