Tampa man shot in the head, shooter on the loose

VALRICO -- A man was shot in head Saturday afternoon following an argument with a drug dealer, deputies said.

Troy Absher, 36, of Tampa went with his girlfriend to buy drugs from Nathan McReynolds, 32, at his home at 507 Murcott Place, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office release.

When they arrived, McReynolds and Absher spoke to each other while sitting in their own cars and the conversation escalated until McReynolds got out of his teal green GMC Conversion Van, walked over to Absher's window and shot him in the head, the release stated. McReynolds drove away in the GMC.

Absher was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he is undergoing surgery.

McReynolds is wanted for aggravated battery with a firearm.

--Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writer