Detectives are investigating a homicide that happened Saturday night in Palmetto.

Deputies were on routine patrol around 7:30 p.m. when they discovered a man lying on 26th Street E in the 1300 block, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. At the same time, a 911 caller reported a shooting at the location.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene and pronounced Alexander Williams, age unknown, dead at 7:40 p.m. Williams lived in the 1400 block of 26th Street, police said.

Detectives are investigating.