Police investigate shooting in Fort Myers

CREATED Sep. 12, 2012 - UPDATED: Sep. 12, 2012

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  • Fort Myers Police is telling 4 in Your Corner a young black male between the age of 15 and 20 was found shot in front of a home and taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with life threatning injuries. Video by fox4now.com

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  • Fort Myers Police is telling 4 in Your Corner a young black male between the age of 15 and 20 was found shot in front of a home and taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with life threatning injuries. Video by fox4now.com

    video
  • Fort Myers Police is telling 4 in Your Corner a young black male between the age of 15 and 20 was found shot in front of a home and taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with life threatning injuries. Video by fox4now.com

    video

FORT MYERS, Fla. - A Fort Myers man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after being shot Wednesday evening.

Fort Myers police were looking for a person of interest who fled on a bicycle.

The victim is a young black male between 15-20 years old. He was found shot in front of a home on the 3400 block of Latana Street and Brookhill Drive near Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard.

The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. A crime scene unit and police tape roped off several blocks as police were seen talking to neighbors.

The home and a car in the driveway were struck by bullets.

Matt Grant
mgrant@fox4now.com