Wilfredo Allende Jr., 21, was killed in a shooting at Rossi Park along the Bradenton Riverwalk in the early hours of March 30, 2025. Dispatchers received reports of gunfire at about 4:07 a.m.; officers found three people with gunshot wounds and rendered aid. Emergency medical services transported the victims to hospitals, and Allende Jr. later died of his injuries.

Investigators say an altercation between two groups escalated into violence. Park surveillance reportedly shows one group socializing before another arrived and a confrontation followed. Investigators determined at least two people exchanged gunfire. Two suspects were arrested: 18-year-old Frederick Kelly was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm and ordered held without bond on March 31, 2025; 17-year-old Jon’ques Jones was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm and was among those taken to the hospital, with authorities saying a third party shot him in self-defense.

Allende Jr.’s father described his son as kind-hearted and never in trouble; the family has started a fundraiser for funeral expenses. The Bradenton Police Department continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone have information about what happened at Rossi Park that morning?