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Deputies Searching For Attempted Murder Suspect
June 16, 2014
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man wanted for attempted murder.
Michael Jerome Gratton, 30, is wanted in connection to a double shooting that happened on May 6th.
Just after 7 p.m. that evening, an 18-year old was shot in the leg near the 2500 block of South Catherine Avenue and North “S” Street. The victim was a “trauma alert” as he was transported to Baptist Hospital by Escambia County EMS.
A few minutes later, a second shooting was reported a on West Yonge Street. The 20-year old male victim of that shooting was transported as a trauma alert to Sacred Heart Hospital. He was reportedly shot in the back, possibly with a shotgun.
If you know the whereabouts of Gratton, you are asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at a (850) 433-STOP.
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