Crime & Safety

Arrest Made in Wesley Chapel Shooting

The man has been charged with attempted homicide after the Thanksgiving Day shooting.

The man wanted in connection with a Thursday drive-by shooting in Wesley Chapel has been brought into custody.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Jean Lorenzo Gabaree, 34, Friday afternoon. Gabaree was wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred at 7821 Blair Drive around 2:20 p.m.

According to the sheriff’s office, Gabaree and the victim, who has not been identified, had been in an argument prior to the shooting. The victim was shot in the stomach while standing outside his home. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Gabaree has been booked into the Pasco County Jail.

Further details related to the incident are not yet available.

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