MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) detectives are investigating “an apparent homicide” of a teenager in the Pic Town Mobile Home Park, 900 block of 50th Avenue Place West.
MCSO said that when they arrived on the scene Sunday, they found Nicholas Dickinson, 18, dead from what “appears” to be homicidal violence.
A resident in the mobile home park said the victim was found at 9:30 a.m. inside his home. Officials said Dickinson was shot in the side of his chest during what they believe is a shootout with another suspect at the home.
Authorities believe this is an isolated incident and that Dickinson may have been expecting the people or person involved in the shooting.
No other information has been released at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation. Check back for further details.
