Shooting at MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD on 03/10/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 03/10/2026 12:00 AM

Description: SWAT officer fatally shot William Tyrone Bell 56 during high-risk search warrant service

Address: MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD, Bradenton, FL

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Cox

Name

Samantha Cox

Missing Age

33

Est. Current Age

36

Last Seen

Riverview, FL on 02/09/2023

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Red/Auburn Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'1" Weight: 120 lbs

Case Number

MP119283

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Coston

Name

Cynthia Coston

Age

33

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Cynthia l. Coston, 36, was shot around 8:30 a.M. In the parking lot of palm view apartments on 56th ter. S. In st. Petersburg, florida on december 24, 1992. Witnesses reported seeing her in an argument with a man that was later arrested, charged, and ultimately acquitted of her murder.

Agency

Saint Petersburg Police Department

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