TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A suspect has been arrested in connection to the death of Tucson bicyclist Enrique Mercado.

Michael Francisco, 26, was arrested on Oct. 1 after the Tucson Police Department tracked him down near Stone Avenue and the Tohono Tadai Transit Center.

Francisco faces a second-degree murder charge for the stabbing of 44-year-old Mercado.

On Sept. 23 around 9:16 p.m., a 911 call came in about a stabbing on a bike path. Upon arrival, TPD officers found a victim with a stab wound to the torso area, according to an interim complaint.

The victim, Mercado, was transported to Banner University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

Mercado was part of the Tuesday Night Ride cycling club . On Sept. 23, the group, consisting of more than 100 riders, rode

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