POLK COUNTY, FL.- A 40-year-old Sebring man has been arrested in the murder of 42-year-old Bruce Spry of Bradenton.
According to investigators, the Lake Wales Police Department, with the assistance of the Winter Haven Police Department, located the suspect, Tex Gifford, at 7015 Summit Cir in Winter Haven.
Gifford was taken into custody without incident.
During the investigation, police learned Gifford was involved in a verbal argument with Spry earlier in the evening on Sunday, June 20th. Afterward, Gifford walked away from the immediate area.
He then returned within the hour, walking up to Mr. Spry who was sitting on the tailgate of a pickup and began firing at him. Gifford shot Mr. Spry at least six times, in this senseless and heinous act of violence on Father’s Day.
Gifford has been charged with first-degree murder.
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