Crime

Body found in Bradenton-area mobile home park being investigated as a homicide

08/02/21 -- The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Saturday’s death at Gar Fair Mobile Home Park, 3103 9th St. W., as a homicide.
08/02/21 -- The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Saturday’s death at Gar Fair Mobile Home Park, 3103 9th St. W., as a homicide. Bradenton Herald

A death at a Bradenton-area mobile home park is being investigated as a homicide, the Manatee Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

The sheriff’s office did not release details about the death at Gar Fair Mobile Home Park and did not identify the victim or say if there’s a suspect.

Deputies were called to the mobile park , 3103 9th St. W., late Saturday after a report of someone not moving or breathing. The person was determined to be dead after deputies and paramedics responded to what was listed as a medical call.

An autopsy was being performed Monday to determine the cause and manner of death.

This report will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published August 2, 2021 at 4:42 PM.

Jessica De Leon
Bradenton Herald
Jessica De Leon has been covering crime, courts and law enforcement for the Bradenton Herald since 2013. She has won numerous awards for her coverage including the Florida Press Club’s Lucy Morgan Award for In-Depth Reporting in 2016 for her coverage into the death of 11-year-old Janiya Thomas.
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