{"id":58381,"date":"2023-07-20T17:40:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=58381"},"modified":"2023-07-20T17:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:40:17","slug":"state-representative-roachs-home-in-north-fort-myers-was-declared-a-crime-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2023\/07\/state-representative-roachs-home-in-north-fort-myers-was-declared-a-crime-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"State Representative Roach\u2019s home in North Fort Myers was declared a crime scene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>State Representative Spencer Roach said he was in his home\u2019s nursery when he spotted broken glass on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spencer-Roach-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56536\" width=\"311\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spencer-Roach-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spencer-Roach-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spencer-Roach-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spencer-Roach.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A closer inspection revealed what looked like a bullet hole through his double-paned window. He then glanced across the room past a baby\u2019s changing table and noticed a hole in the wall of his home.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-31.png 445w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-31-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>He knew something bad had happened and alerted Lee County deputies, who quickly arrived on the scene, and after confirming it was a bullet that had entered his home, they taped off the North Fort Myers property with crime scene tape and began looking for evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roach confirmed that after several hours on scene, deputies were able to discover a bullet lodged in the wall of his nursery, a room he uses to foster children from SWFL.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-31a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58383\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although no children were in the home at the time, Roach called and said the discovery had left him shaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roach isn\u2019t sure when the bullets were fired or who may have fired them. His neighbors said they\u2019ll be paying closer attention after hearing about the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just 18 months ago, someone fired a bullet into Roach\u2019s North Fort Myers office, but an investigation revealed it was a firearms class in a nearby building that resulted in a gun accidentally firing into Roach\u2019s office. He was not there at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Has all of this given Roach pause to reconsider life in politics?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think about that all the time. There are many days when I ask myself when you look at the public views we take and very low pay, and the tremendous amount of work we do both in Tallahassee and at home. Is it worth it? I\u2019ll keep doing this until I think I\u2019m not making a difference anymore,\u201d Roach concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Representative Spencer Roach said he was in his home\u2019s nursery when he spotted broken glass on the floor. 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