Overview
- Tucson first responders found 19-year-old Julissa Rubi Salazar dead in an off‑campus apartment during a welfare check and investigators say her injuries were consistent with homicide.
- Homicide detectives identified 20‑year‑old Varun Batchigari as the suspect and secured arrest warrants charging him with first‑degree murder and kidnapping.
- Investigators say Batchigari boarded a flight out of Tucson International Airport on Aug. 6 bound for Germany with plans to continue to India.
- U.S. federal partners and the Munich Police worked together to intercept and take Batchigari into custody when he arrived in Germany, and he is being held pending extradition to Arizona.
- Authorities have not released details about what led to the killing and the homicide investigation remains active as Arizona officials prepare to seek his return for booking and prosecution.