Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Seventeen-year-old boy murdered in Bradenton

Manatee County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 19-year-old male who is suspected of running over the 17-year-old with a car.


  • East County
  • News
  • Share

A 17-year-old male has died after being run over by a car Saturday at 5:07 p.m. in the 4600 block of 4th Avenue Drive East in Bradenton.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office, in a release, said the driver of the car, 19-year-old Josh Oviedo, has been charged with murder. Oviedo fled the scene and was arrested a short time later behind a nearby shopping plaza that was not identified.

The report said the two teenagers had been arguing. The 17-year-old, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. The report did not identify a place of residence for either teen.

The investigation continues.

 

author

Jay Heater

Jay Heater is the managing editor of the East County Observer. Overall, he has been in the business more than 41 years, 26 spent at the Contra Costa Times in the San Francisco Bay area as a sportswriter covering college football and basketball, boxing and horse racing.

Latest News