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Surprise man charged in West Valley shooting spree that left 1 dead, 12 hurt
Posted on Jun 17, 2021
SURPRISE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – A 19-year-old Surprise man was booked into the Maricopa County jail Friday morning as the suspect in Thursday's West Valley shooting spree that left one person dead and a dozen others hurt.
0:21 Drone video over West Valley shooting scene
Ashin Tricarico is charged with 1st-Degree Murder and endangerment. He was also charged with multiple counts of Aggravated Assault and Drive-by Shooting, authorities said. Police say detectives are still working to determine Tricarico's motive behind the shootings. According to Peoria police, the next update will be released Monday, June 21.
According to Peoria police, out of the 13 victims injured in the shooting incidents, 4 people were struck by a bullet. The 9 other victims were injured in the shooting incidents but not physically shot. One person, who was found shot in a drainage ditch along the Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road in Peoria, has been pronounced dead. They were later described as a 56-year-old man, but the department did not release their identity.
The first known shooting happened in the area of 103rd and Northern avenues around 11:10 a.m. when Peoria police were called to a shooting and found a person in a car that had been shot. That victim and a witness gave officers a description of the suspect vehicle and license plate. Officers began looking for a white Volkswagen Tiguan seen leaving the scene.
4:55 Residents shaken up after hearing about shootings
As officers were investigating the first shooting, numerous other reports of shootings were coming into dispatchers in Peoria Police Department, Surprise Police Department, Maricopa County Sherriff’s Office and the Department of Public Safety. Police say a total of eight shooting locations have been tied to the suspect. The entire incident took place over an hour and a half, police said.
103rd Avenue / West Northern Avenue
Loop 101 / Thunderbird Road
109th Avenue / West Union Hills Drive
111th Avenue / West Union Hills Drive
113th Avenue / West Bell Road
118th Avenue / West Bell Road
21800 North El Mirage Road
Loop 303 / Happy Valley Road
Surprise man charged in West Valley shooting spree that left 1 dead, 12 hurt
Posted on Jun 17, 2021

SURPRISE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – A 19-year-old Surprise man was booked into the Maricopa County jail Friday morning as the suspect in Thursday's West Valley shooting spree that left one person dead and a dozen others hurt.
0:21 Drone video over West Valley shooting scene
Ashin Tricarico is charged with 1st-Degree Murder and endangerment. He was also charged with multiple counts of Aggravated Assault and Drive-by Shooting, authorities said. Police say detectives are still working to determine Tricarico's motive behind the shootings. According to Peoria police, the next update will be released Monday, June 21.
According to Peoria police, out of the 13 victims injured in the shooting incidents, 4 people were struck by a bullet. The 9 other victims were injured in the shooting incidents but not physically shot. One person, who was found shot in a drainage ditch along the Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road in Peoria, has been pronounced dead. They were later described as a 56-year-old man, but the department did not release their identity.
The first known shooting happened in the area of 103rd and Northern avenues around 11:10 a.m. when Peoria police were called to a shooting and found a person in a car that had been shot. That victim and a witness gave officers a description of the suspect vehicle and license plate. Officers began looking for a white Volkswagen Tiguan seen leaving the scene.
4:55 Residents shaken up after hearing about shootings
As officers were investigating the first shooting, numerous other reports of shootings were coming into dispatchers in Peoria Police Department, Surprise Police Department, Maricopa County Sherriff’s Office and the Department of Public Safety. Police say a total of eight shooting locations have been tied to the suspect. The entire incident took place over an hour and a half, police said.
103rd Avenue / West Northern Avenue
Loop 101 / Thunderbird Road
109th Avenue / West Union Hills Drive
111th Avenue / West Union Hills Drive
113th Avenue / West Bell Road
118th Avenue / West Bell Road
21800 North El Mirage Road
Loop 303 / Happy Valley Road
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