Brooksville man arrested in 2025 shooting, robbery at Savages Bar & Grill
A masked-attack case at Savages Bar & Grill ended in a Citrus County arrest after investigators linked Neil Roundtree Jr. to the shooting, robbery and stolen truck.
A months-old Brooksville bar shooting moved closer to a courtroom this week after detectives arrested Neil Roundtree Jr., 46, in Citrus County and charged him in a violent attack that left one man shot in both legs and robbed outside Savages Bar & Grill.
The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened shortly after 2 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2025, in the parking lot at 1691 E. Jefferson Street. Deputies said the victim later arrived at Tampa General Hospital-Brooksville with gunshot wounds to both legs and reported that a masked assailant ambushed him as he was leaving the bar.
According to investigators, the suspect took the man's phone, wallet, necklace and keys, then drove away in the victim's white 2021 Dodge Ram 2500. Deputies later located the truck. The case number listed in the sheriff's office release is 2025-00327828.
Detectives said surveillance footage and other evidence made Roundtree a prime suspect. The sheriff's office said digital forensics placed him in the area during the shooting, and that a firearm recovered in a separate hit-and-run investigation matched ammunition casing found at the Savages Bar scene. A warrant was issued May 6, and Roundtree was taken into custody May 19 at a residence in Citrus County by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.
Roundtree now faces attempted second-degree murder, carjacking with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon and drug-related charges. The sheriff's office said he has 27 prior felony convictions. He was later interviewed while in custody on an unrelated probation violation, denied involvement and then invoked counsel.
For Brooksville residents, the arrest closes one of the county's more serious unsolved violent cases from last fall, but the court process is not finished. Roundtree is being held without bond, and prosecutors will now move the case forward on charges tied to a shooting, robbery and stolen vehicle all in one encounter outside a well-known East Jefferson Street nightlife spot.
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