TUCSON, Ariz. – Two Tucson residents, both 19 years old, were arrested on May 6 and charged with federal firearm crimes after allegedly opening fire on an undercover police officer during a high-speed encounter.
Hassan Omar Kassim and Alexandra Brooke Wisdom face charges of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence, Aid and Abet, and Conspiracy to commit the same offense, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
The incident occurred on April 20, 2025, when a Tucson Police Department officer assigned to the Community Response Team (CRT) was working in plain clothes in the area of Stone Avenue and Fort Lowell. The officer, driving an unmarked vehicle, began following a dark-colored car that was speeding southbound. After the officer relayed the license plate to other units, someone in the car’s rear passenger seat allegedly leaned out and began firing at the officer’s vehicle.
The car circled back, and the shooter reportedly fired more rounds in the officer’s direction before fleeing. The officer was not hit, and a marked patrol unit attempted a traffic stop, but the suspects escaped.
Following an investigation by the Tucson Police Department and the FBI, Kassim was identified as one of the individuals in the car during the shooting. Authorities also determined that Wisdom was in the vehicle both before and after the incident and that she was the one who ultimately drove and abandoned the car after fleeing law enforcement.
The arrests come as part of the Department of Justice’s National Public Safety Partnership (PSP), a program designed to assist local law enforcement in tackling violent crime through interagency coordination, training, and technical support.
Both suspects remain innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam D. Rossi.
Anyone with further information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Tucson Police Department or FBI.
