PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — An elderly man is behind bars after firing a shot at deputies during a standoff Tuesday in Pasco County.
According to Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco, the incident began at 4:14 a.m. inside a home on Spring Valley Road in Blanton. The sheriff says 87-year-old Dale Stover fired shots at his family before barricading himself inside the bathroom.
Responding law enforcement began negotiating with Stover, trying to have a "peaceful resolution," according to Nocco. Hours later, the sheriff says a team consisting of a negotiator and several deputies tried speaking to Stover behind a shield. That's when Nocco says Stover fired a single shot at law enforcement, striking the shield and causing the team to retreat.
Nocco says authorities did not return fire.
Stover would eventually give himself up to law enforcement at around 1:30 p.m.
He has since been taken into custody and, according to the sheriff, faces charges of aggravated battery, shooting into an occupied dwelling and attempted homicide on law enforcement officers.
Nocco says law enforcement is still investigating Stover's motive.
