BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) – A Manatee County man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in a 2022 death.
The murder happened on Oct. 29, 2022. Mario Alba-Reyes was convicted in the death of Domingo Mendez and La Barkania Bar and Restaurant.
Mendez, 41, and his girlfriend attempted to enter La Barkania when Alba-Reyes and another man confronted them. According to statements later provided to detectives by Alba-Reyes, Mendez “shoulder bumped” one of the men, and a verbal argument ensued…