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‘She must have just been asleep:’ Deputies say Ellenton man tried to coverup hot car death
BRADENTON, Fla. - 24-year-old Markise Outing of Ellenton faces a charge of aggravated manslaughter for the death of his girlfriend’s daughter. "He was not honest with us from the beginning. He continued to lie," said Randy Warren with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Outing brought the 6-year-old girl...
Top 5 concerts this week in Sarasota, Bradenton, Palmetto, Punta Gorda
As we bid farewell to June, and welcome July and its new lineup of local events this week, this concert picks installment features shows in both months. With Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties out of tourist and snowbird season, all this week's musicians are Florida locals, including two Blues Music Award-nominated artists playing a show together and another pair paying tribute to some of the best-known music in '70s/'80s post-punk.
A child died from being left in a hot car and a Florida man was arrested. Why children are so vulnerable
A 6-year-old girl died in Bradenton in May after being left in a hot car for just over two hours with the windows up. Hospital staff reportedly measured her body core temperature at 107.2 degrees. Markise Outing, 24, of Ellenton was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child for leaving...
Residents concerned after Manatee County approves development in their community
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents of Panther Ridge, a preserved community just outside of Lakewood Ranch in East Bradenton on the north side of SR-70, are upset with a 5 to 1 Manatee County vote for new developments in the community. A plan to build 15 homes on a 17-acre...
6-year-old girl dies after being left in a hot car while her mom’s boyfriend went to work
A Florida man was arrested and accused of leaving a six-year-old child in a locked car while he went to work, with the youngster dying later at the hospital from extreme heat.Markise Outing, 24, arrived at a Southern Manatee County Fire Department on May 20 at approximately 5.17pm seeking medical attention for his girlfriend's young daughter, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Paramedics rushed to assist and found the child unconscious and not breathing. They believed that the girl may have suffered from a cardiac arrest. After initial attempts to revive the child, the paramedics rushed her to...
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