WHAT: Shooting
WHEN: 12:51 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2008
WHERE: Gulfgate Plaza, U.S. 41 East and Bayshore Drive
SUMMARY: Deputies were conducting a traffic stop in Gulfgate Plaza around 12:50 a.m.
During the stop and unrelated to it, a man approached them and produced a gun. Upon being ordered to drop the gun, the man instead pointed it at the three deputies. He was shot multiple times by deputies.
Deputies rendered first aid to the man until EMS arrived.
The man, whose identity is not yet available, was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital, where he is being treated.
Investigators have determined that the gun was a pellet gun that gives the appearance of a semi-automatic pistol.
The CCSO Major Crimes Unit and Professional Responsibility Bureau, along with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, are investigating.
No further information is available at this time.
