Victim Identified in Fatal Bradenton Shooting

BRADENTON, FL — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly Thursday morning shooting.

According to the agency, a 911 came in around 6:22 a.m. Sept. 29 about a person down near the corner of 10th Street Court East and 59th Avenue Drive East. When deputies arrived, they found a man dead.

“The victim was found (to) have at least one gunshot wound,” the agency wrote in a media release.

The victim has been identified as Charles E. Saffore Jr., 36.

No further information is available as homicide detectives continue the investigation.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 941-747-3011. Tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-866-634-TIPS.

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