Port Richey Man Accused Of Shooting Homeless Man In Thigh

PORT RICHEY, FL -- A 69-year-old Port Richey man has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after Pasco County Sheriff's deputies said he shot a man in the thigh.

Homeless resident Aaron Kurasz, 29, said he was invited to stay the night at Gregory Drew's home on Cymbid Drive in Port Richey on Thursday. The next morning he realized he was missing $20 from his wallet and began questioning people in the home.

He said Drew began yelling at him, then pulled a .357 revolved and ordered him to leave the house.

Kurasz said he began walking backward away from the house with his hands raised. When he was about 10 feet away, he turned and started walking forward. He said that's when Drew shot him in the thigh.

Kurasz went to the hospital for treatment.

Drew admitted to deputies that Kurasz was leaving his house and gave no reason for shooting him.

He was booked into the Land O' Lakes Detention Center on a $10,000 bond.

Image via Pasco Sheriff

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