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Neighbors shaken up after attempted kidnapping leads to deadly self-defense shooting
Deputies say homeowner fired in self-defense after his wife was followed while walking her dog

By: Annette Gutierrez
BRADENTON, Fla. — A New Year’s Eve that should have been filled with celebration turned into a terrifying ordeal for a Bradenton family when investigators said a woman walking her dog was stalked and nearly abducted, leading to a fatal self-defense shooting.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a homeowner shot and killed 36-year-old Nicholas Palomo after he appeared to stalk the homeowner’s wife and followed her home in the Mill Creek neighborhood in Bradenton.

“We come to learn later that he’s actually videotaping her as she’s trying to get back to her house. She’s frantic,” said Randy Warren, spokesperson for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident began when the woman was walking her dog and noticed Palomo stalking her. She ran home and told her husband, who called 911. Warren says the husband was still on the phone with dispatchers when he fired the fatal shot.

“When he comes out, the guy is sitting on top of the car. At this point, he’s gotten out of the car. He’s taken his shirt off, continuing to be very threatening in his behavior, gets off the car and is coming at the homeowner when he fires the shot,” Warren said.
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Warren revealed that Palomo had a violent criminal history related to false imprisonment, burglary with a deadly weapon and grand theft auto.

“He had spent time in prison for kidnapping and spent most of his life behind bars,” Warren said.

The State Attorney’s Office has ruled this a self-defense case, and no one is facing charges.

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