Suspect Identified in Saturday Morning Shooting

BRADENTON, FL – A 27-year-old man is dead following a Saturday morning shooting on 33rd Avenue East.

According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred in the 1000 block around 11:45 a.m. Witnesses told deputies that four men in a black Toyota Camry fled from the area after firing shots.

Kevin McCants was killed as a result of the shooting, the sheriff’s office said.

Detectives have connected Robert Eugene Brewer, 20, with the shooting. A warrant for Brewer’s arrest on second-degree murder charges has been issued. Brewer, the agency wrote in an email to media, should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone who has information about Brewer’s whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 941-747-3011 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-634-TIPS.

Photo courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office