In the know

By Times Staff Writer
Published March 4, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY

Club shooting charges now include murder

Bryan Gregory Heater is now a murder suspect. The 27-year-old New Port Richey man had been charged with three counts of attempted murder stemming from a Feb. 24 fight at Diamonds Gentleman's Club. Authorities said Heater fired a gun at three people in the parking lot, injuring two. One of the victims, 27-year-old Kellie Zorka of Holiday who was shot in the head, died early Sunday after being removed from a respirator at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. Heater was charged Monday with first-degree murder. He was held without bail at the Pasco County Jail in Land O'Lakes.

HUDSON

Super Wal-Mart will open Friday

The county's newest Wal-Mart Supercenter will open at 7:30 a.m. Friday. The nearly 211,550-square-foot store, located at 12610 U.S. 19 just north of Beacon Woods Drive, will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will feature a grocery store, Tire & Lube Express, a hair salon, SunTrust Bank branch and a restaurant. In a news release, company officials tout the store's design - pineapple reliefs decorate the entrances - and its environmental features, including stained concrete floors that are specially designed to require little maintenance. The store employs 400 associates. The manager of the store is James Schroder, who began his Wal-Mart career more than six years ago as an overnight stocker at the Port Richey store and worked his way into management.

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