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The victims described the suspects as follows: • A black male with a slight build; he was wearing a clown mask and black gloves with a yellow lining. • A heavyset black male about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a low fade haircut. He allegedly was armed with a silver semi-au- tomatic pistol. • A black female of medium build who was about 5 feet 6 inches tall. She was wearing blue slacks, a black sweater, tennis shoes and a white shirt over her head. Detectives are investigating the incident, the release points out. Anyone with infor- mation is encouraged to call the Criminal Investigations Section at 861-4900, leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 366-TIPS (8477) or going online at sarasotacrimestoppers.com. An aerial view shows the 2400 block of Booker Avenue in north Sarasota. Image from Google Maps The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is con- tinuing to investigate the July 26 shooting death of 19-year-old Justin J. Ates during an incident in the 4800 block of Baccus Avenue in Sarasota, the office has reported. Upon arrival at the residence where the shoot- ing occurred about 4 a.m., deputies found Ates lying in the driveway, a news release says. He suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest, it adds. Anyone with information about the inci- dent is encouraged to call the Criminal Investigations Section at 861-4260, leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 366-TIPS (8477) or going online at sarasotacrimestoppers.com. % INVESTIGATION CONTINUING IN SHOOTING OF 19-YEAR-OLD Simply put, Crime Stoppers relies upon the cooperation between the police, the media and the community to provide a flow of information about crime and criminals. Call: (941) 366-TIPS (8477) Click: SarasotaCrimeStoppers.com Text: Text "TIP109" plus your message to CRIMES (274637) All submitted tips are secure and anonymous Sarasota News Leader August 1, 2014 Page 90