The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a man who detectives would like to talk to in connection with a shooting Wednesday in East Naples.
Deputies responded to a call in reference to a gunshot victim found on the side of the road at the intersection of Radio Road and Marie Lane.
The victim told detectives she had been involved in a verbal argument with her live-in boyfriend Candido Ezequiel Martinez-Jimenez at a residence at 99 Dewey Court. The victim said during the argument Martinez-Jimenez pulled out a .32-caliber handgun and shot at her three times, striking her once in the left shoulder, according to detectives.
Martinez-Jimenez fled the residence on foot, detectives said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Martinez-Jimenez was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and blue jeans with blood on his foot.
Detectives said he may be driving a 1993 white Chevrolet pickup with Florida license plate number 371NGN, or a 2001 gray Chevrolet four-door vehicle with Florida license plate number M178VY.
Anyone with information on Martinez-Jimenez’s whereabouts is asked to call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 239.252.9300, or to remain anonymous or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1.800.780.TIPS (8477).
