BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a man is in jail, and two victims are recovering after a shooting in Bradenton early Sunday morning.
Deputies responded to 11th Street Court East at around 2:15 a.m. after receiving a report that two people had been shot.
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At the scene, they found a 32-year-old woman who had been shot in the face and a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his chest. The suspect had fled by the time police arrived, and both victims were transported to a local hospital.
As the investigation progressed, deputies identified 26-year-old Exzavion Richardson as the suspect. He was then located in a vehicle a few blocks away and detained.
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The sheriff’s office said multiple witnesses identified him as the man who came to the property that night looking for someone he said owed him money. Witnesses said Richardson shot the man first, then the woman, who was standing outside the residence…