Fake drive-by shooting was a man covering up his friend’s killing, California cops say
An Anaheim man told police his friend was shot in a drive-by-shooting over the weekend, police said. Instead, detectives arrested him in connection to the crime.
Police responded to a shooting report around 9:22 p.m. Sunday and found an injured teen in the home.
Zachary Pickrell, 18, told the officers his 17-year-old friend had been hit in a drive-by-shooting in northeast Anaheim, police said.
But homicide detectives found no evidence of a shooting and concluded Pickrell shot his friend, police said.
The 17-year-old was transported to a trauma center where he died four days later, police said.
Pickrell was taken into custody and booked at the Anaheim Detention Facility on attempted murder charges while the teen was still on life support, police said.
Now that the teen has died, officials said the initial charge is expected to be changed to murder.
Pickrell was transferred to the Orange County Jail where he’s being held on a $1 million bail.
His next court appearance is Sept. 24 at the Central Jail Court.
This story was originally published September 10, 2021 at 2:31 PM with the headline "Fake drive-by shooting was a man covering up his friend’s killing, California cops say."
