Stray Bullet Strikes Innocent Bystander

PORT RICHEY, FL — The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Thursday night shooting that left a 56-year-old man injured.

According to the agency, deputies were called out to an apartment in the building at 8540 Congress St. around 8:45 p.m. April 20. When they arrived, they found Harry Gordon Jr., suffering from a gunshot wound. Gordon was inside the front screened porch area of his home, an email from the agency said.

Deputies say preliminary information indicates a verbal spat broke out between people outside Gordon’s apartment. That dispute escalated when someone began shooting rounds from a 9mm firearm, striking Gordon.

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“At this time, the victim appears to have been an innocent bystander struck by a stray bullet,” the email said.

Deputies noted that residents in the complex were “uncooperative” and provided “very little information.” The investigation remains active with no suspect or suspects named at this point.

Gordon was in stable condition when he was taken to a local hospital for treatment, the sheriff's office said.

Anyone with information about the shooting may submit a tip online via the sheriff’s office’s website.

No further information about the case is available.

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