WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – The Pasco Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with a shooting incident that occurred near Sierra Center Blvd. on Thursday evening, revealing that the shot was fired by the victim in response to an assault.
A juvenile suspect was arrested on a charge of Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
The incident began around 6:00 p.m. as an altercation between two parties. Authorities now confirm that the situation escalated when the juvenile suspect struck the elderly victim in the head. Preliminary findings indicate the victim then discharged one shot in response to being struck. No individuals were injured by the gunfire, and no one was struck by the single shot fired…