VENICE, Fla. — A man from Port Charlotte has been arrested and charged with murder after shooting and killing a woman outside a bank in Venice Monday morning, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says.
Deputies were called to BB&T Bank on Pointe Loop Drive just after 9 a.m. Monday after getting several reports of a shooting in the drive-thru area of the bank. When they arrived, they found a 40-year-old woman dead in the driver seat of a white Jeep in the parking lot.
Based on their investigation, detectives say 47-year-old William Tollard walked up to the woman's Jeep while she was in the first drive-thru lane. He was seen firing a handgun several times at the woman, detectives say.
When the Jeep moved out of the drive-thru lane into the parking lot, witnesses saw Tollard approach the woman again and fired more shots. He then left the area in a black pick-up truck.
Deputies quickly located the empty truck near the intersection of Princess Lane and Jacaranda Boulevard. Inside the truck, they found a handgun on the front passenger seat.
Tollard was found a short time later and was arrested near Sklar Drive and Jacaranda Boulevard.
Detectives say he and the woman knew each other, but their relationship is protected under Marsy's Law.
Tollard is charged with murder and remains in custody at the Sarasota Correctional Facility without bond.
Detectives say the investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any information, they are urged to contact the sheriff's criminal investigation section at 941-861-4900.
This is a developing story. Stay with 10 Tampa Bay for updates.
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