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Ellenton Man Charged in Fatal Shooting

Andres Geraldo Ocampo, 20, is charged with culpable negligence resulting in manslaughter after Manatee County deputies found Cole Decicco, 23, shot dead Friday night on Central Avenue in Ellenton.

By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·

Booking photo of Andres Geraldo Ocampo
Photo: Manatee County Sheriff's Office

The charge on the arrest is culpable negligence resulting in manslaughter, not a murder count. Deputies have not said what led to the shot.

Manatee County deputies went at 8:34 p.m. Friday to the 900 block of Central Avenue in Ellenton. They found Cole Decicco, 23, dead from a gunshot wound. The people who were there stayed at the scene. No one else was injured.

Detectives arrested Andres Geraldo Ocampo, 20, and charged him with culpable negligence resulting in manslaughter with a firearm. They have a search warrant out for more evidence. The sheriff's office has not said what led to the shooting. The investigation is still open.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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