Crime & Safety

Lutz Shooting Under Investigation

One person is being treated for a gunshot wound.

Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a Friday shooting in a parking lot at 26254 Wesley Chapel Blvd in Lutz.

One person was shot in the incident and is being treated at an undisclosed hospital, according to an email from Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Doug Tobin.

Around 8:30 p.m., deputies received a call about an altercation in the parking lot. 

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Early investigation shows that a man and a woman were in a Toyota Tundra
pickup in the parking lot.

Two other people approached the pickup. When all four people were inside, a witness heard gunshots, according to Tobin. Two people jumped out of the pickup and fled in a Toyota Camry.

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The man and woman who were in the pickup drove to a Tampa area hospital where one person is being treated for a gunshot wound. The name of the hospital was not released. No one has been arrested so far, according to the sheriff's office.

If anyone has information about the incident, call the Pasco Sheriff's Office at 727-844-7711.

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