Motorcyclist Sought After Firing Gun During Funeral Procession

SPRING HILL, FL — The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying and locating a motorcyclist they say fired six shots during a funeral procession on State Road 52 Saturday afternoon.

According to deputies, a funeral procession was traveling north on Moon Lake Road when a motorcycle began passing vehicles in the procession and cutting vehicles off. Words were exchanged when the motorcycle was blocked by the funeral procession and prevented from passing multiple cars.

Deputies say the motorcyclist followed the procession as it proceeded east on State Road 52 and turned north on Kent Grove Drive.

On State Road 52, the motorcyclist continued by at a slow speed and then pulled out a pistol, pointed it at two people in the processions and then pointed it at the sky and fired at least six shots.

The motorcyclist then fled the scene at a high speed, heading east on State Road 52 toward Interstate 75.

The motorcyclist was described as a thin, white male wearing all black, including a black helmet, with long light hair sticking out of the back of the helmet.

The motorcycle has a basket or container on the back and had a California tag attached. The tag number is unknown but witnesses said it contained the numbers 7-7.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pasco Sheriff's Office Crime Tips Line at 1-800-706-2488.