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June 24, 2021
Police: Drive-by shooting scenes are complex football team his freshman year for causing disruptions in the classrooms and, reportedly, drug use. “From what I understand, our coach had decided that having him be a part of the program did more harm than good,” McCutcheon said.
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Peoria Times Staff Writer
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When 19-year-old Ashin Tricarico allegedly terrified the West Valley with a string of drive-by shootings, many residents were shocked. However, one teen said he believed the senseless shootings were the end of a dark path Tricarico had been headed down since he was in high school. “I hadn’t heard his name since freshman year of high school, but as surprised as I was to hear that he had committed those crimes, I wasn’t shocked to see that he had gone down that path in life,” said Cole McCutcheon, who played football with Tricarico at Sandra Day O’Connor High School. Tricarico was reportedly kicked off the
Surprise resident and alleged drive-by shooter Ashin Tricarico is connected to an incident in May. (Photo courtesy of the Peoria Police Department)
Long investigation Police said the investigation into the June 17 90-minute drive-by shooting rampage will take time, as the eight scenes are complex. “With multiple agencies involved and the fact that this person went on this spree for an hour and a half, there is a lot for us to investigate,” said Peoria Police Department Sgt. Brandon Sheffert. The multijurisdictional investigation inSEE SHOOTING PAGE 4
Walmart expands Community Academy to Peoria FEATURES..... 16 Step back in time at The Spicery in Our 1895 Home
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BY TYLER WEGLEITNER Peoria Times Staff Writer
Walmart recently expanded its Community Academy to its Peoria store near Grand Avenue and Cotton Crossing. The academy offers free classes to the public, and registration is open, according to Andy Trainor, Walmart’s vice president of U.S. learning. The Community Academy offers a wide variety of courses in areas such as resume building, personal finance, college ad-
missions, car and home purchasing, test preparation and natural disaster preparedness. Anyone interested in registering for classes through Walmart’s Community Academy can do so online. Trainor said Walmart is “trying to continue to listen to local communities” and offer courses that residents in those individual areas need. “I think ideally we would try to offer it everywhere we can, so as many locations in stores as possible,” Trainor said. “I think it’s also really understanding the
needs of the local community, so classes we offer in one location might be slightly different than another based on the needs of that community.” He said this is part of Walmart’s effort to “be more than just a place to shop.” It wants to be involved with the community. Classes are only being offered virtually because of the pandemic, but Walmart is planning to offer these courses in person as soon as it is safe to do so. SEE WALMART PAGE 3
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