Shooting Victim Brought To Winn Dixie Dies In Parking Lot: MCSO

Bradenton FL

17 December, 2021

5:30 PM

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BRADENTON, FL — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 28-year-old man whose body was found outside Winn Dixie at 1910 53rd Ave E. in Bradenton. Deputies responded to the grocery store Thursday around 6:30 p.m. and found the man, who had been shot, inside a parked vehicle, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. They learned that the shooting happened about one mile away in the 6100 block of 10th Street E. Another man brought the victim to the parking lot before notifying law enforcement. It's believed that he was involved in an altercation with someone he likely knew at the 10th Street address, the sheriff's office said. The shooting doesn't seem to be a random incident. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 941-747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at 866-634-TIPS.