Gunmen shoot at officer’s cruiser, home while family slept inside, cops say
–Two men shot at a police officer’s cruiser and then at his house overnight on Tuesday while the officer’s family slept inside, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office and the Zephyrhills Police Department are working to find two men they say fired rounds at an officer’s police car and home in the area of Ninth Street and 14th Avenue sometime between 3:30-4:30 a.m.
Two men walked onto the officer’s property, police said, and fired rounds into the officer’s police vehicle that was parked in the driveway. The men then fired several shots into the home while the family slept inside.
The officer and his family were not injured.
We are currently working the case of gunshots being fired at a ZPD cruiser & officer's home. Anyone in the area of 9th St & 14th Ave in Zephyrhills who may have seen anything suspicious between 3:30-4:30am or who may have security cameras in this area, please contact 18007062488
— Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) November 14, 2017
Anyone in the area who has security cameras or any information about the incident can contact 1-800-706-2488 or the Zephyrhills Police Department at (813)-780-0050.
This story was originally published November 14, 2017 at 10:58 AM with the headline "Gunmen shoot at officer’s cruiser, home while family slept inside, cops say."