BRADENTON, Fla. - The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide that happened early Friday morning in Bradenton.

The backstory:

Around 2:30 a.m., the sheriff's office received a call from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office about a shooting incident.

A man told them that his acquaintance, Cesar Cortes, 28, had asked for a ride to his ex-girlfriend’s house in Bradenton.

While Cortes was inside the home, the man told detectives he heard multiple gunshots and then saw Cortes running from the home.

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The men returned to their homes in Wimauma.

About an hour later, the witness contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to report the inciden

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