Police release name of man killed in West Valley drive-by shootings
Jun 23, 2021, 7:15 AM | Updated: 9:27 am
The June 17, 2021, arrest of 19-year-old Ashin Tricarico, the suspect in a string of drive-by shootings, was captured on video by a pastor at a Surprise, Arizona, church. (TikTok screenshot/@neilbetrue)
(TikTok screenshot/@neilbetrue)
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was killed last week during a 90-minute string of drive-by shootings in metropolitan Phoenix last week.
Peoria police on Tuesday said 67-year-old David Liebler was shot in the neck and found dead inside a pickup truck that had gone off the road and into a canal near a freeway.
Authorities said 19-year-old Ashin Tricarico is accused of opening fire Thursday on cars and pedestrians from a SUV last Thursday in at least eight separate shootings in three cities west of Phoenix.
Four people were shot including Liebler and a dozen others injured.
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Tricarico told police he believed people were after him because of his involvement in another shooting, according to court documents.
Authorities said Tricarico remains jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder, endangerment, aggravated assault and drive-by shooting.
His next court hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
It was unclear Tuesday if Tricarico has a lawyer yet who can speak on his behalf.
