Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gregory Raynard Curtis III, 19, was arrested today on a warrant for attempted first-degree murder and domestic aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly firing at a man who was with his ex-girlfriend; after the gun reportedly misfired while aimed at the male victim’s head, Curtis allegedly shot at both victims as they ran.
Just after midnight on June 12, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to calls about gunshots in the area of Centric on 34th Apartments (3415 SW 39th Blvd).
Curtis’ ex-girlfriend and a man were reportedly sitting in the back seat of the man’s parked vehicle when Curtis allegedly ran toward the vehicle, opened the back door where the woman was seated, and pointed a gun at the two occupants, shouting “various expletives.”
The man reportedly jumped into the driver’s seat of the vehicle, and Curtis allegedly pointed the gun at his head; the victim said he heard an audible “click” as Curtis pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire.