1 dead, 12 injured in series of drive-by shootings in Arizona; suspect in custody

 Arizona police had a suspect in custody after one person was killed and 12 other people were injured in a series of what appeared to be drive-by shootings Thursday.

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Peoria police said 19-year-old Ashin Tricarico of the town of Surprise was booked Friday morning on suspicion of murder, aggravated assault, drive-by shooting and endangerment.

"His motive is still unknown at this point as detectives are still sorting through evidence to determine exactly what occurred," the department said in a statement.

Authorities responded to reports of an active shooter in the West Valley, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix, about 12:30 p.m MT, the Surprise Police Department tweeted initially.

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The shooting spree resulted in eight separate incidents within about an hour and a half, Surprise and Peoria police said.



Officials believe the first incident occurred at about 11:10 a.m. on the border of Glendale and Peoria and continued through the area until the suspect was detained at about 12:42 p.m.

At least four of the victims were shot, and others were injured either in resulting car accidents or by shrapnel, Peoria police Sgt. Brandon Sheffert said. The 12 injured people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to survive.

"We don't know the nexus. We don't know what the motive was. We don't have an idea of what this person was thinking when he went out and did this," Sheffert said. "Obviously, we want to figure this out, because there's a lot of scared people and people this affected."

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