Murder Suspect Found In MI, Charged In Bradenton Shooting: Sheriff

BRADENTON, FL — A little over a year after a fatal shooting in Bradenton, the suspect was found and arrested in Michigan, according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Anthony Rahming, 26, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Detroit and charged with the 2021 murder, the agency said.

Rahming had been on the run since detectives determined he was the person who shot and killed Tracy Priester, 29, during an argument in the 6100 block of 10th Street E. on Dec. 16, 2021, MCSO said.

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Priester was pronounced dead in the parking lot of Winn Dixie at 1910 53rd Ave E. after a friend, who was driving him to the hospital, pulled over to call 911.

During their investigation, detectives with the Manatee Homicide Investigative Unit learned that Rahming was in the Macomb County, Michigan area and worked with federal agents to track him down.

He was charged with second-degree murder and will be extradited to Manatee County in the next few days.