MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds Friday evening at the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier in Manatee County.
At around 5:15 p.m., a witness reported hearing "several gunshots" at the pier and seeing a car drive away. Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene and found a man dead inside a parked car.
The agency says the man's identity is still being confirmed.
"Detectives are actively following several leads and looking for unknown suspects who fled the area in [a] vehicle at a high rate of speed," the sheriff's office explained in a news release.
The shooting is believed to be a targeted attack and not a random shooting.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at 866-634-8477.