Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting At Bradenton Home: Sheriff

BRADENTON, FL — A man was charged with second-degree murder in the early Sunday morning fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man at a Bradenton home, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Chadrick Hunter, 46, was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Deputies responded to a report of a shooting with injuries in the 1400 block of 34th Avenue East around 3:45 a.m.

They found the victim, Rickie Riddle, III, and performed life-saving measures on him until emergency medical workers arrived, the sheriff’s office said. Despite those efforts, the victim died at the scene a short time later.

Hunter and Riddle knew each other and were spending time at the home with several other people before the shooting, detectives said.

The motive remains under investigation.

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