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Anthony Bottoni

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/13/2025

Location : Golf Club Lane

City : Venice

County : Sarasota

State : Florida

Agency : Sarasota County SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by deputies during warrant service

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/13/2025, at approximately 10:58 a.m., Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies from the Fugitive Apprehension Unit and Patrol Division arrived at 208 Golf Club Lane in Venice to arrest 32-year-old Anthony M. Bottoni on an active no-bond warrant. A judge had revoked Bottoni’s supervised pretrial release after authorities alleged that he stopped reporting to pretrial services and missed required drug tests. Bottoni had been released on bond following an April 2025 arrest involving allegations of possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine and marijuana concentrate, tampering with evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Deputies confirmed that Bottoni was inside his residence and ordered him to come outside. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Bottoni did not comply, and deputies forced entry into the house. The Sheriff’s Office alleged that Bottoni then armed himself with a firearm, prompting deputies to withdraw to the backyard and request the SWAT team and Hostage Negotiation Team.
The Sheriff’s Office alleged that Bottoni emerged from the residence minutes later still carrying the firearm. Deputies ordered him to drop the weapon, and a deputy deployed a Taser after he allegedly failed to comply. Police reported that the Taser was ineffective. The Sheriff’s Office further alleged that Bottoni then pointed the firearm toward deputies, after which deputies opened fire and struck him. Deputies attempted lifesaving measures until Sarasota County Fire Department personnel arrived and continued treatment, but Bottoni was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies were subsequently placed on administrative leave in connection with the fatal shooting. When reporters asked how many deputies fired, the Sheriff’s Office did not disclose that number and instead reported that 67 law-enforcement personnel were attached to the incident response, including patrol deputies, the Fugitive Apprehension Unit, SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team personnel.
Bottoni had publicly complained about his treatment by law enforcement approximately three months before his death. In a May 2025 Facebook post, he sought an attorney for what he described as police harassment and said police activity had left him frightened and interfered with his ability to operate his business or be in public. Friends subsequently told reporters that Bottoni had spoken with them about believing law enforcement was targeting him. The Sheriff’s Office did not substantively address those allegations after his death.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office publicly identified Bottoni and confirmed the circumstances of the warrant service but did not identify the deputies who fired the fatal shots in the public materials located for this update.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sarasotasheriff.org/news_detail_T13_R1628.php
https://www.fox13news.com/news/sarasota-county-deputies-involved-shooting-while-executing-search-warrant-venice
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-sarasota-manatee/significant-law-enforcement-presence-in-venice-sheriff-says