Dwight Patrick Evans Jr., 33, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of August 6, 2023, in the parking lot of the Gold Rush Arcade at 5107 14th Street West in Bradenton, Florida. The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. Investigators say Evans was gunned down and that a vehicle was seen fleeing the scene.

Detectives are urging anyone who may have witnessed the occupants of that vehicle or who has other information to come forward. Manatee County Crime Stoppers and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, together with the Gold Star Club of Manatee County, are offering cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest — up to $3,000 from Crime Stoppers and an additional $5,000 from the Sheriff’s Office and the Gold Star Club.

Family and friends have posted tributes and condolences online, remembering Evans and mourning his sudden death. The case remains unsolved; anyone with information is asked to contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office or submit an anonymous tip through Manatee County Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone see activity in the Gold Rush Arcade parking lot that night or notice the vehicle that fled?