Citrus County woman held in shooting death of Manatee man

Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies have taken into custody a 51-year-old woman in connection with a fatal shooting Wednesday afternoon in a community near the junction of State Road 64 and Interstate 75.

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The Sheriff’s Office said Susan Avalon of Citrus County was found at her Inverness home Wednesday night, based on information provided by the victim, a 54-year-old man who died later of his wounds. 

The identity of the man found shot in the 7000 block of Chatum Light Run in the community of Lighthouse Cove at Heritage Harbour was not released under the provisions of Florida’s Marcy’s Law.

The Sheriff’s Office reported deputies came to the home around 3 p.m. Wednesday and found the man shot twice. He told the deputies someone had come to his door and shot him when he opened it. Deputies reported the attack was likely targeted and not a random event. 

Investigators said he died at the hospital hours later.

Investigators said they found probable cause to charge Avalon with murder, the department said.