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Stabbing at Bradenton home kills one man, injures another: MCSO

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Published  September 7, 2025 1:49pm EDT
Bradenton
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A suspect is in custody after Manatee County deputies say he stabbed a man multiple times at a home in Bradenton.
    • 40-year-old Wednes Cleophat later died at the hospital.
    • Another man was also hospitalized with a laceration to his head.

BRADENTON, Fla. - One man is dead after an argument led to a stabbing at a Bradenton home early on Sunday morning, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to the 400 block of 60th Ave. Drive E where they found the victim, 40-year-old Wednes Cleophat, with multiple stab wounds. 

Another man was also found with a laceration to his head.

What we know:

Both men were taken to separate hospitals and Cleophat later died.

The suspect, Jean Addition, was arrested for murder and taken to the Manatee County Jail.

Courtesy: Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

Witnesses told deputies that the incident began as an argument between the two men.

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What we don't know:

The condition of the second man is unknown.

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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

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