Crime & Safety

Man Killed In New Year’s Shooting In Bradenton: Sheriff

Detectives are investigating a fatal New Year's shooting in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.

BRADENTON, FL — A 36-year-old man was killed in an early New Year’s day shooting in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Deputies responded to a report of a shooting with injuries in the 13000 block of 18th Place East around 12:30 a.m.

They found the victim lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said. He was pronounced dead by emergency responders not long after this.

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The shooter and other parties involved were found and no arrests were made as of Thursday, the agency said.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.

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