Citrus County Sheriff's Office issued the following announcement on Sept. 9.
This morning, shortly after 1:00 a.m., deputies from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported vehicle accident off North Alabaster Dr. and East Dearborn Dr. in Hernando.
Upon arrival, deputies located a white pickup truck in the woods with an unconscious, black male inside who appeared to have heavy trauma and injuries from the crash. As deputies attempted to render first aid to the male, they noticed that his trauma was not consistent with a vehicle accident. Instead, they determined his injuries to be from a possible gunshot wound.
Additional first responders from Citrus County Fire Rescue arrived on scene and subsequently pronounced the individual deceased. The Medical Examiner’s Office responded out to the scene and will determine the official cause of death.
Detectives from our Major Crimes Unit are currently investigating this suspicious death as a possible homicide. From the preliminary information and evidence gathered at the scene, we believe this to be an isolated incident.
The investigation into this case remains active and no additional details are available at this time.
“I would like to encourage anyone with information regarding this case to call our office,” said Sheriff Prendergast. “While we believe this to be an isolated incident, there are many unknown details that we seek your assistance in obtaining in support of our investigation.”
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office at 352-249-2790, or to remain anonymous please call Citrus County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-ANY-TIPS.
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