Man shot multiple times outside Crystal Springs convenience store

CRYSTAL SPRINGS — A 38-year-old man was shot multiple times Tuesday evening, suffering potentially life threatening injuries.

Antyone Askew, of Wesley Chapel, was shot just after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Circle K at 1449 Paul S. Buchman Highway, south of Zephyrhills, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Askew was taken to an undisclosed hospital.

The shooter fled in Askew's older model, black Mercedes, traveling south on Buchman Highway. The stolen Mercedes was abandoned in Plant City and burned, the Sheriff's Office said.

Authorities have not released a full description of the male suspect, who remains at large.