Keith Roberts Jr arrested in shooting death of ex girlfriend, Myshaela Burnham at a Bradenton lab processing facility. Suspect also shot female worker who witnessed fatal shooting, she is now in hospital.
A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly entering a Bradenton medical office complex and fatally shooting his former girlfriend along with shooting and injuring another woman who witnessed the shooting.
Keith Roberts Jr., 29, is alleged to have entered a suite of offices in the 5200 block of 4th Ave. Cir. E. in Bradenton, Thursday just on 12.48 p.m, January 15th where he fatally shot his ex girlfriend, Myshaela Burnham, 29.
The suspect according to a release from the Bradenton Police Department is alleged to have then turned his gun on an office employee at the lab processing facility who witnessed the homicide. She remains hospitalized, and her name is not being released at this time.
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Roberts who fled the scene by vehicle was taken into custody in Palmetto within 25 minutes of the shooting. According to BPD, he agreed to be interviewed by Manatee Homicide Investigation Unit detectives and was arrested shortly before 6 p.m.
‘We treated this as an active shooter response. We had all hands on deck. Obviously, any shooting here in Bradenton is a major concern to us, but especially when you hear in the middle of a workday at a commercial area. These are all medical buildings here, that is very frightening. This was not a building that had patients, but you will see right next-door to it, there were people visiting dentists nearby. We had a lot of people that heard the shooting so it is incredibly scary,’ said Public Information Officer Meredith Censullo.
Following his arrest, Roberts was charged with first-degree murder with a firearm and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm.
According to a social media commentator, the victim leaves behind a 6 year old son.
