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Deputies: Argument During Valrico Drug Deal Ends In Shooting

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Published: October 4, 2008

Nathan McReynolds

VALRICO - Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred this evening in the driveway of 507 Murcott Place in Valrico.

According to the sheriff's office, at 5:45 p.m. Troy Absher, 36, of Tampa, and his girlfriend went to purchase drugs from Nathan McReynolds, 32, of Valrico. McReynolds was sitting in his driveway in a teal green GMC conversion van when Absher and his girlfriend pulled in next to the van.

McReynolds and Absher exchanged words, which escalated when McReynolds exited his van, walked over to Absher's vehicle and shot him in the head, the sheriff's office said.

McReynolds fled the scene in his van. He is described as white male, 5-foot-7-inches tall, about 195 pounds, with a medium build, brown hair and green eyes. The suspect is at large and wanted for aggravated battery with a firearm.

Absher was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital where he is in surgery.

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