In the early hours of Sunday, February 22, 2026, a gathering in the Samoset neighborhood of Bradenton, Florida, took a fatal turn, ending the life of 23-year-old Rickie Riddle III. Just after 3:30 a.m., the Manatee County Sheriff's Office received reports of a shooting and dispatched deputies to a residence on 34th Avenue East. Upon arrival, they discovered Riddle with gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate life-saving efforts of the deputies, he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time late
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