Suspect dead after killing three women, including his own mother, in Manatee: MCSO

Officials are investigating after a man killed three women, including his mother, in a triple murder on Monday evening.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said officers arrived at a Motel 6 on 67th Street Circle East in Bradenton at around 9:15 p.m. in response to a shooting. When they arrived, they found the first victim, a 48-year-old woman who had been fatally shot.

Witnesses told officers that 28-year-old Javontee Brice arrived at the motel for unknown reasons and shot the victim, his mother, before fleeing the area, possibly heading to Georgia.

Later, around 9:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to another shooting in the 900 block of 26th Street Court East in Palmetto, where they found the second victim, a 29-year-old woman fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV.

When officers arrived, Palmetto Police officers were attempting to save the victim’s life. However, the victim died about an hour later. Witnesses again identified Brice as the shooter.

While investigating both cases, officers were notified of another shooting in Bradenton on West 55th Street around 10 p.m. Officers said Bradenton police responded to the scene and learned that Brice shot a third woman before fleeing the area.

The third woman died in a local hospital.

The MCSO issued a statewide BOLO (Be On The Lookout) for Brice’s vehicle and several law enforcement agencies assisted in the search for Brice, who was located in Hamilton County near the state line.

At about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, officials said Brice fired at Hamilton County officers, who then shot him. Manatee County detectives said they later learned Brice was headed to Georgia to kill another person.

Numerous investigations are still ongoing.