Homicide Victim, Suspect Names Released

PORT RICHEY, FL — The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a grisly discovery made by a motorist early Saturday morning. Authorities say a man’s body was found in the road along Embassy Boulevard, east of Regency Park in Port Richey.

According to the sheriff’s office, the motorist who came across the body flagged down a deputy around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 26. The deputy performed CPR on the man until fire rescue crews arrived. Thomas Christopher Blow, 36, of New Port Richey, however, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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“This was initially thought to possibly be a hit and run, but trauma to the upper body has revealed what investigators now believe is a homicide,” an email from the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff's office is now looking for Brendan Michael Sigismondi, 32, in connection with Blow's death. Sigismondi is described as having strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. He stands about 5-foot-8 and weighs an estimated 190 pounds.

Anyone with information about the case or Sigismondi's whereaobuts is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 1-800-706-2488.

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Photo of Brendan Sigismondi courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office