Drive-by shooting injures man, 19, in Bradenton
Manatee Sheriff's deputies have not made any arrests in the 2 a.m. drive-by shooting that left Desmond Bryant with a bullet wound in his right leg, according to a report.
Bryant was the front passenger of a car, which deputies located on 31st Avenue East near where the shooting occurred outside a Circle K in the 3000 block of Ninth Street East.
Bryant was taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital for treatment; he is expected to make a full recovery.
The suspect vehicle left the area east on 30th Avenue; its make and model are unknown, the report said.
Gun violence has affected both Manatee and Sarasota counties in the past month.
Four people were left wounded after suspects twice riddled Bradenton homes with a barrage of bullets on Thanksgiving Day, police said.
Two men were arrested, and authorities are seeking a third in connection with the shootings, both of which occurred in the 700 block of 12th Avenue West in Bradenton.
On Nov. 26, a young mother was killed and four others were wounded by gunshots fired from a passing pickup in a Newtown neighborhood. Naomi Clyburn, 22, died in the shooting.
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