3 Masked Armed Suspects Robbed U.S. 19 Business: Pasco Sheriff

PORT RICHEY, FL — A group of armed masked suspects are accused of robbing a business on U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey on Saturday afternoon, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The robbery happened around 2:15 p.m. when three masked people went into the business and took merchandise at gunpoint.

The three entered a fourth suspect’s vehicle and they drove away before deputies got there.

Pasco deputies followed the suspects into Hernando County and while they were just behind the vehicle, one of the suspects ran from it at a red light, the sheriff’s office said.

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office pulled the vehicle over and another suspect ran from the vehicle, but was quickly found. Three suspects were taken into custody and one, 19-year-old Reginald Goodman, was charged in the robbery, PSO said.

A fourth person was found but investigators determined he wasn’t part of the crime.

The investigation is ongoing.

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