Mans dies after shooting in New Port Richey

NEW PORT RICHEY - A 22-year-old New Port Richey man died Sunday afternoon after he was shot three times in the back outside a Griffin Park mobile home.

Joshua Gene Coggins was shot near the rear of a mobile home at 9106 Rye Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Coggins was airlifted to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Pasco deputies want to question two people about the shooting: Jason Brian Waterhouse, 17, and Samantha Rose Acosta, 18, both of 11550 Altoona Avenue in New Port Richey.

The Sheriff's Office has asked that anyone with any information about the case or the whereabouts of Waterhouse and Acosta to call Detective Chris Beaman at 1-800-854-2862.