Sarasota Officer-Involved Shooting Follows McDonald’s Gunfire

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting near the 4800 block of Hoyer Drive that followed an earlier shooting in the parking lot of a McDonald’s near Cattlemen Road and Bee Ridge Road. Authorities have not disclosed what led to the officers’ gunfire or whether anyone was injured, and say there is no ongoing threat to public safety. The investigation is continuing, and officials are asking anyone with information to contact the sheriff’s office or Crime Stoppers.