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Loaded Barrel Tavern gunman sentenced to 17 years
BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The gunman who shot two people in the Loaded Barrel Tavern last July has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Derrell Scott, 54, shot two people in the Bradenton tavern on July 26, 2024. Police arrived on the scene and found one man suffering a gunshot wound to the torso and a woman with a gunshot wound to the leg.
Scott got into an argument with the male victim, left the Loaded Barrel, and returned a few minutes later with a gun, witnesses reported. He fired several rounds at the man and also struck the female victim, who police say was a bystander.
After firing, Scott left the Loaded Barrel and fled in a minivan. Authorities were able to identify him using security camera footage and physical descriptions from witnesses.
He was apprehended three days later, on July 29, in Osceola County.
Last week, Scott pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. The Bradenton Police Department said he will be on probation for ten years after completing his prison sentence.
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