TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — A person is accused of creating a police chase Monday afternoon in Treasure Island after there was a report of a shooting at a home.
The Treasure Island Police Department said in an updated news release they responded to a home in the area located on Gulf Boulevard after hearing a person was possibly armed with a gun.
Ronald Giovino, 56, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, reckless driving with property damage, felony DUI and resisting an officer without violence.
When police arrived at the home, authorities say they heard shots being fired and saw the person walking along the front of the home with his hands above his head and the gun in his right hand.
Police reportedly told the man to drop the gun, which he did but then refused to listen to other commands as he walked toward a parked car. The man then left the home in the car after police tried to get him out of it, law enforcement says.
A short chase was created from the incident, but deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office stopped the pursuit that resulted in a crash and located the car, authorities say.
The police department says an investigation shows the reported shooting occurred after the man shot into a parked and unoccupied car belonging to another person at the home. The man also pointed the gun at the person, which lead to the aggravated assault.
Authorities say there were no officers or people hurt in either confrontation.
