Crime & Safety

Armed Suspect Stole Gun From Bradenton Shop: Watch

Investigators are looking for an armed man who stole a gun from High Noon Guns in Bradenton Saturday afternoon, police said.

Investigators are looking for an armed man who stole a gun from High Noon Guns in Bradenton Saturday afternoon, police said.
Investigators are looking for an armed man who stole a gun from High Noon Guns in Bradenton Saturday afternoon, police said. (Courtesy of Bradenton Police Department)

BRADENTON, FL — Investigators are looking for an armed man who stole a gun from a shop in Bradenton on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. (Watch surveillance video footage of the suspect below.)

He went into High Noon Guns, 5238 State Road 64 East, around 1:20 p.m. and asked to see a black handgun, the Bradenton Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.

After being handed the gun, the suspect ran from the store.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Bradenton police at 941-932-9300 or Detective Jeff Beckley at 941-932-9356 or by email at jeff.beckley@bradentonpd.com.

Tips can also be submitted online to manateecrimestoppers.com.

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Watch a video of the suspect below:

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