A 29-year-old Florida man faces capital murder charges following a deadly double shooting at a Bradenton medical complex on Thursday afternoon. Police took the suspect, Keith Roberts, Jr., into custody less than half an hour after the first reports of gunfire.
According to the Bradenton Police Department (BPD), Roberts entered a suite of offices in the 5200 block of 4th Ave. Cir. E. shortly before 1:00 p.m. Investigators say he specifically targeted his ex-girlfriend, 29-year-old Myshaela Burnham, fatally shooting her inside the lab processing facility.
Detectives allege Roberts then turned the weapon on a second person—an office employee who witnessed the killing. That woman survived the attack but remains hospitalized. Police have not released her identity at this time.
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The response from law enforcement was immediate. After 911 callers provided a description of a vehicle fleeing the scene at 12:48 p.m., BPD officers tracked the car heading toward the Desoto Bridge.
Coordinating with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and the Palmetto Police Department, units intercepted the vehicle in Palmetto. Roberts was stopped and detained at 1:12 p.m., approximately 24 minutes after the shooting was reported.
Following an interview with the Manatee Homicide Investigation Unit, Roberts was formally arrested just before 6 p.m. He is charged with first-degree murder with a firearm and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm.
Authorities stated this is an ongoing investigation.
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