Woman dead from gunshot in Parrish, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office investigating

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 30-year-old woman died of a gunshot injury at a home in a Parrish subdivison on Monday morning.

The incident occurred in the 4200 block of Cottage Hill Avenue in the Silverleaf community. Deputies responded to the home around 10:54 a.m. after a caller reported that a woman had been shot there, according to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators say that a neighbor who heard the gunfire ran to the home and found the woman lying on the ground. The neighbor began CPR until emergency responders arrived. However, firefighters and EMS were unable to revive the woman, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.

The woman sustained a single gunshot wound, according to a sheriff’s office spokesman.

As of 12:30 p.m., a perimeter had been established around the home and the MSCO Crime Scene Unit was on site investigating.

Another person, who detectives identified only as a 33-year-old man, was in the home at the time of the shooting, according to sheriff’s office. Detectives were interviewing that individual on Monday afternoon.

No arrests have been made, and deputies say that all parties involved in the shooting have been identified.

On Monday afternoon, the shooting investigation was ongoing, and detectives remained at the home collecting evidence.

No other details were immediately available.

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This story was originally published September 13, 2021 at 1:23 PM.