Crime & Safety
Woman, 2 Teen Girls Injured In Thanksgiving Shooting That Targeted Palmetto Home: Sheriff
Palmetto home targeted in a Thanksgiving night attack. The sheriff's office is seeking information from the public to find the shooter.
PALMETTO, FL — Shots fired into a Palmetto home Thanksgiving night injured a 44-year-old woman and two 17-year-old girls, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The home, which is located in the 1600 block of 18th Street Court East, was targeted in the attack, detectives said.
Around 10:50 p.m. Thursday, an unknown person stood in the front yard and shot into the home multiple times.
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The three victims were in bedrooms when they were struck by bullets, the sheriff’s office said. They were hospitalized and in stable condition as of Saturday morning.
A 5-year-old girl in the home during the shooting was uninjured.
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This was the only residence involved in the shooting, which wasn’t random, the sheriff’s office said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact MCSO at 941-747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at 866-634-TIPS (8477).
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