Sarasota Police officers have arrested a suspect in the Sarasota Commons shooting that left one man dead.
Detectives arrested Juan Claudio, 26, on Friday after commissioning the victim, Jamez R. White, to commit bank fraud, which Claudio arranged and participated in, according to a probable cause affidavit. He told investigators that Joseph Brice Jr., another man who was involved in the bank fraud, shot White while Claudio went inside the Sarasota Commons U.S. Post Office, according to an affidavit.
Claudio told investigators that he ducked inside the post office during the shooting because he “didn’t know what was happening,” according to an affidavit. Claudio was charged with third-degree murder. As of Tuesday, no arrests have been reported for Brice.
Police media representatives were unable to be reached to clarify if any other arrests have been made, if investigators were looking for Brice or explain why White was shot. A Manatee County and Sarasota County arrest search showed no arrests have been made for Brice following the shooting.