Bradenton police identify suspect in Thursday night shooting

An arrest warrant for second degree attempted murder has been issued for Tairas Ingram, 33, of Bradenton in a shooting that left one man hospitalized Thursday night.

An investigation by Bradenton Police Department detectives led to Ingram being identified as the suspect. The shooting took place in the 4400 block of State Road 64 East around 9 p.m. Thursday, according to a BPD release.

Ingram is considered armed and dangerous, and authorities urge anyone with information on his whereabouts to call 911.

To report information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-634-8477 (TIPS) or submit an anonymous tip at manateecrimestoppers.com.

Ingram was previously a suspect in a shooting that took place in Bradenton in 2005. He was arrested on a charge of second-degree attempted murder, but the charge was later dropped.

In 2016, Ingram was sentenced to 60 days in jail with credit for time served and six months of probation after entering a no-contest plea for a third degree felony charge of possession of cocaine. He was arrested two months later for violation of probation and remained in prison until January 2017.

This story was originally published March 31, 2019 at 10:03 PM.