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Bradenton Homicide Under Investigation
A man was found suffering from "head trauma" Wednesday morning, according to Bradenton Police.
Bradenton Police are investigating the death of a man found with "severe trauma to the head" as a homicide, officials said Wednesday.
Officers were called to the residence in the 1900 block of Seventh Street East around 9:15 a.m. for a medical emergency complaint.
There, they found 23-year-old Michael C. Wesley suffering from a head wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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"Due to the circumstances," detectives and the Manatee Homicide Investigative Unit are treating the incident as a homicide, Deputy Chief Warren Merriman said in a media release.
It would be the fifth homicide in the City of Bradenton this year.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Bradenton Police Detective James Curulla at 941-747-3011, ext. 2224; or, to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000, call Crime Stoppers (toll free) at 866-634-8477 (TIPS) or send an anonymous E-Tip thru at www.manateecrimestoppers.com
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