On Monday, three women were shot and killed in Manatee County, Florida. The gunman’s mother was one of the victims. Sheriff’s officers found out that the man was going to Georgia to do a fourth shooting after he was shot during a standoff with police.
Fox 13 Tampa reported that 28-year-old Javonte Brice was shot and killed at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday after firing shots at officers from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Manatee County Sheriff’s Deputies had been called to the Motel 6 at 660 67th Street Circle East in Bradenton about four hours before. They found a woman who was 48 years old and had been shot. The victim’s son, Brice, was said to have come to the hotel and shot his mother before running away, according to the news source.
At 9:40 p.m., there was another shooting in Palmetto on the 900 block of 26th Street Court East. They were trying to save a 29-year-old woman who was in her car. After about an hour, she died. Again, people who were there said that Brice was the shot.
While police were still looking into the other two killings, Brice was named as the person they think shot someone at 4800 55th Street West in Bradenton just after 10 p.m. Brice shot the woman and then ran away. The woman later died at a nearby hospital FOXNEWS stated.
Several law enforcement agencies worked together to find Brice near the state line in Hamilton County, according to Fox 13. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office put out a national BOLO for his car. According to the news source, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office found that Brice planned to kill a fourth person in Georgia before being stopped by police near the state line.