Crime & Safety
New Port Richey Area Shooting Under Investigation
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred on Ogalala Street Tuesday afternoon.

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A Tuesday afternoon shooting on Ogalala Street in the New Port Richey area has prompted some road closings as Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies investigate.
According to the agency, a woman walked into a nearby Dollar General Store around 1:23 p.m. Oct. 18 and asked clerks to call 911 because she had been shot. The victim, who has not yet been identified by authorities, suffered minor injuries, the sheriff’s office wrote in an email to media.
Deputies are searching for a black vehicle that may have been involved in the incident.
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No further information is available at this time, including a list of roads that might be impacted.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 727-376-3809.
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