Shawn Chock charged with murder after Jeremy Barrett sustained serious injuries in Arizona bicycle racing

Shawn Chock, 36, was charged with murder after allegedly crashing into a group of cyclists participating in a weekend bike race in Show Low, Arizona, in June. A cyclist died on July 10th

An Arizona man who has already been charged with bodily harm for ramming his pickup truck into people participating in a bicycle race nearly six weeks ago was charged with murder.

An indictment released on Wednesday adds a murder charge against Shawn Michael Chock over the death of 58-year-old Jeremy Barrett.

Barrett was one of the injured on June 19 when Chock in Show Low, a mountain town about three hours northeast of Phoenix, sped into a crowd that had gathered for the annual 58-mile Bike the Bluff race.

Chock is also charged with grievous bodily harm to nine other people who left the scene of the accident and fled law enforcement.

He previously pleaded not guilty on some of the charges, although he has not yet come forward on the murder charge.

Hunter T. Lewis, an attorney representing Chock, declined to comment on the charges.

58-year-old Arizona cyclist Jeremy Barrett died on July 10, three weeks after his injury, when a driver rammed his truck into a group of riders participating in a race, of which he was one

Barrett made good recovery from massive internal injuries and broken bones, but his condition suddenly worsened

After plowing his way into the crowd, Chock bumped into a telephone pole and backed away from the crowd as cyclists pounded on the truck’s windows yelling at him to get out, witnesses said. He then drove down the street, turned and drove back to the cyclists before driving away, witnesses said.

The police shot Chock in a nearby hardware store. He was charged after he was released from the hospital and remains in jail on $ 500,000 bail.

Barrett’s condition had improved with the operation, and the Doctors in Flagstaff planned to transport him to Tucson. However, a friend said Barrett suffered a stroke that resulted in another setback as he struggled to survive and died on July 10.

Barrett, who lived part of his life in Zimbabwe and Australia, was known in the cycling community for welcoming new riders and welcoming cyclists who trained in southern Arizona, Friends said.

Barrett’s friend Laura Cedergren announced that the man had suffered “massive internal injuries and broken bones.”

Bertine and another friend described Barrett as friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.

He leaves behind his girlfriend, old mother and two brothers.

Friends said Barrett suffered massive internal injuries and broken bones, followed by a stroke

Witnesses reported seeing the bodies of cyclists flying left and right. The terrible consequences are shown

This photo provided by Tony Quinones shows the aftermath of a truck ramming into a crowd of bikers in Show Low, Arizona on June 19

Chock’s pickup truck with two bullet holes in the driver’s side window and part of a mangled bike stuck on the vehicle’s grille

The incident happened on Saturday, June 19, around 7:25 a.m. local time, as people were participating in the Bike the Bluff charity race in Show Low near Phoenix

Tony Quinones, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, told the New York Times he was about six minutes away from the Bike the Bluff charity race in Show Low near Phoenix when the incident happened

Shawna Glazer, who claimed to have been at the scene of the accident and comforting Barrett before help arrived, wrote in a post that the 58-year-old man was more concerned about the welfare of his passengers than about his own condition.

“What amazes me most about Jeremy is that, despite his tremendous injuries and confusion when he was hit by a pickup truck, he asked me where his friends were,” she wrote.

“He wanted to know if they were okay and if they were hit. In that moment he showed me what it really means to be selfless. This man’s final thoughts and questions revolved around the welfare of others! ‘

Shortly after the crash, cycling equipment such as shoes, helmets and water bottles was lying on a blood-stained street. Bicycles were torn to pieces.

“He drove his truck directly and deliberately into our group and you could accelerate him,” said eyewitness Quinones

Quinones said he saw the black Ford F-150 pickup cross three lanes and head straight for the cyclists

Quinones said the driver “purposely accelerated and crashed right into us” before spinning off and being shot by police officers

Graphic photos taken by local sales outlet WMICentral.com showed the black truck with bullet holes in the driver’s side window and part of a mangled bicycle stuck on the vehicle’s grille.

Tony Quinones, a cyclist who saw the accident, said some drivers first wondered if the driver fell asleep behind the wheel. But Quinones said he saw the man intentionally drive towards the cyclists.

“He went straight for us,” Quinones said.

Quinones told the New York Times he was racing with other male cyclists aged 55 and older when he saw the pickup truck go in the opposite direction on the oncoming lane.

The witness said he believed the incident was a targeted attack.

“I don’t know who the hell this guy is or what his motive was,” he said.

“But he purposely didn’t turn left into a parking lot.

Images on social media showed the consequences of a targeted attack

Bicycles were torn to pieces and the remains were strewn on the street, which was cordoned off with police tape

“He drove his truck directly and deliberately into our group and you could hear him accelerating until he hit the telephone pole.”

Another witness said he saw the incident unfold within the first one and a half kilometers of the men’s race.

Mike Godwin, who owns the Cycle Mania bike shop on Show Low with his wife Carol, said cars are allowed to share the road with cyclists in the race.

Bike the Bluff is a 58-mile race to raise funds for the Mountain Christian School in Show Low, a town in the White Mountains about a three-hour drive from Phoenix.

It was the 13th annual event and had attracted 270 attendees.

The pickup was taped with police tape on site. A survivor of a hit-and-run bike race in Arizona said the rider “purposely accelerated and crashed right into us” before spinning off and being shot dead by police officers

A bullet hole hit by cyclists can be seen in the driver’s side of the pickup

Online court records in Maricopa County show that a Shawn Michael Chock, 35, was previously arrested for drug or alcohol driving and assault.

In 2007 he was charged with aggravated assault. Several months later, he was charged with gun abuse and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.

In 2010, three DUI-related charges, including a third DUI, were dropped under an agreement in which Chock pleaded guilty of major DUI and shoplifting crimes. He also advocated no challenge for grievous bodily harm.

Records show that Chock was paroled in 2012 but broke the terms in May 2013. According to court records, Chock turned down a chance at parole and applied for a jail term.

He was sentenced to two years and eight months but was given more than 280 days for the time served before the sentencing. Online Arizona Justice Department records show he went to jail in May 2013 but was paroled in October 2014.

Police followed the suspect before shooting him behind a nearby hardware store several blocks away

Six victims were rushed to hospital after being hit by the truck, according to the show’s Low Police Department

Several law enforcement teams, including the Show Low Police Department, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, are seen on-site investigating