SPD: 2 arrested after man shot, killed in Sarasota

Courtesy: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

Sarasota police have arrested Willie Abnar, 29, of Bradenton and Ka' Liyah Brown, 18, of Bradenton, following a shooting that left a man dead on Saturday.

It happened just before 7 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Washington Boulevard in Sarasota. 

Police arriving on the scene found an adult man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. 

Abnar is facing charges of murder while engaged in a robbery and attempted robbery with a firearm.

Brown has been charged with murder while engaged in a robbery and attempted robbery with a firearm.

The shooting is still under investigation. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sarasota Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6070.
 

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