Common Link Found In 2 Bradenton Area Homicides

BRADENTON, FL — A man gunned down on a Bradenton street Tuesday and a woman whose body was found near Terra Ceia Preserve State Park later in the afternoon may have a connection, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says.

“Detectives have learned that the two victims of yesterday’s homicides, Karl Tuxford and Jordan Finlon, were acquaintances,” a Wednesday morning email from the agency stated. “With that information, detectives believe the two homicides are related.”

Autopsies on both Tuxford and Finlon are being performed today, but the results may take some time to be completed, officials say.

The investigation into the homicides began within Bradenton around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday when Bradenton Police received a call about shots fired in the 1000 block of 8th Street East. Responding officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds sitting inside a vehicle.

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“EMS attempted to provide medical attention on scene, however, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced as deceased,” an email from the police department said.

The victim in that incident was Tuxford, 38, of Bradenton.

Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a body found off Bishop Harbor Road in the Palmetto area. The woman was identified as Finlon, 23, of Bradenton.

“There is evidence of foul play and detectives are treating the case as a homicide,” the agency wrote in an email to media Tuesday evening.

Finlon’s cause of death is pending autopsy results.

Detectives say they are following leads in the cases, but are asking anyone with information to step forward. To provide information, call the sheriff’s office at 941-747-3011, Ext. 2519, or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-634-TIPS.

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