Suncoast: Detectives are currently investigating a homicide at the Lockwood Apts.

 

subject: Homicide Investigation
Incident Type: Homicide
Incident Date/Time 7/31/2020 5:00:00 AM
Expire Date/Time 9/30/2020 6:00:00 AM
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INCIDENT DATE: 7/30/2020

TIME: 2313 hrs.

Case Number: 2020-019208
Incident Type: HOMICIDE Business/Subdivision: The Venue at Lockwood Apts
Location: 3119 54th Drive East, Apt 101, Bradenton
Victim: (Withheld) Race/Sex: B/M Victim D.O.B: 04-18-1985

At around 11:23 pm on 07/30/20, MCSO dispatch received a phone call from a female stating shots were fired and a male was lying on the ground. Deputies arrived and quickly located the victim deceased from a gunshot wound.

A witness tells deputies that she observed suspicious activity shortly before hearing gunshots, ran outside, located the victim and tried to provide CPR with no effect as the victim had succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect, described as a black male approximately 5’7 with a thin build, fled the scene in a tan or silver small vehicle – traveling west through the complex, towards 53rd Ave.

Detectives are currently following leads. No other details can be released at this time.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and the Gold Star Club of Manatee County is offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the MCSO Tip Line at (941) 747-3011 Ext. 2519 or Crime Stoppers at (866) 634-TIPS.