SARASOTA, Fla -The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) arrested 44-year-old Courtney Leigh Wadeck of Sarasota in connection with a shooting incident on July 9.
Just before midnight Sunday, deputies were called to a home near Beneva and Clark Roads for a reported shooting. Deputies arrived and found an unresponsive female on the living room floor with a gunshot wound to her chest.
Life-saving efforts were attempted, but the victim succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased by Sarasota County Fire Department medics at 12:27 a.m.
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The suspect was immediately identified as Courtney Leigh Wadeck. According to witnesses, the victim and defendant had a disagreement about living conditions and engaged in a physical altercation.
Two witnesses tried to intervene with no success. Within moments, the witnesses heard a gunshot from the living room and immediately observed the victim falling to the floor.
Wadeck has been charged with one felony count of Murder Without Premeditation (2nd Degree). She is in custody without bond at the Sarasota County Correctional Facility.
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