New Port Richey, FL – Deputies in Pasco County are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in two pellet gun incidents that occurred within minutes of each other earlier this month.
According to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, on October 13 around 8:25 p.m., an individual driving an unknown vehicle fired a pellet gun into a residence on Lake Drive in New Port Richey, causing minor property damage. No one was injured.
Just five minutes later, around 8:30 p.m., a juvenile female driver traveling south on Moon Lake Road near Corta Avenue was struck by a pellet fired through her car’s open window. Deputies said she sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is safe.
Investigators believe the two incidents may be connected and are working to locate the suspect vehicle. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone with information or video footage from the area to come forward.
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