The Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a shooting involving a male deputy at State Road 82 and Gunnery Road in Lehigh Acres.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno confirmed that a deputy was shot in the shoulder but is expected to be OK. The sheriff said the suspect is dead.
BREAKING LEHIGH ACRES
— Lee Sheriff – Carmine Marceno (@SheriffLeeFL) March 17, 2022
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is on scene of an officer involved shooting at State Road 82 and Gunnery Road in Lehigh Acres.
Updates are forthcoming. Motorists should avoid the area for the next several hours.
The sheriff said he’s thanking God that his deputy is expected to survive and return to his family. The deputy was preparing to undergo surgery tonight following the shooting according to the sheriff.
The sheriff’s office said deputies attempted to stop a stolen car. “Our deputy is on patrol. He observes a stolen vehicle. He conducts a traffic stop on that stolen vehicle,” said Marceno.
Sheriff Marceno says what happened next put his deputy’s life in danger. “He’s presented with deadly force where he’s being shot at. He’s struck in the shoulder area. And thank God, thank God it appears to be OK… He appears to be OK,” said Marceno.
The sheriff says deputies returned fire on the suspect, killing him. “There’s an exchange of gunfire. Our deputy, my family member, gets out… He meets deadly force with deadly force.”
Adding the deputy is at the hospital in stable condition.