UPDATE 6/23 AT 9:00AM:
Cape Coral police report this began as a domestic situation involving a shot fired where no one was injured. The female then barricaded herself inside the home, according to police. Officers responded and began communication, and the female then fired another round. More officers then responded, and the woman fired another round inside the house. SWAT went into the home, where they found the woman had died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
Shots were flying as the Cape Coral Police SWAT team surrounded a barricaded home Saturday afternoon.
Watch as Fox 4's Anvar Ruziev takes you to the scene as it unfolded:
SWAT officers surrounded the home where police say a woman barricaded themselves near the intersection of SW 54th Ter and SW 26th Ct.
"On June 21, 2025, at approximately 12:12 p.m., officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to a reported disturbance at a residence in Cape Coral.
The suspect had barricaded herself in a room within the home and began firing live rounds.
The department’s SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiations Team responded to the scene. There is no threat to the area. The investigation is still ongoing."
One neighbor, Dan Baxter, said he was walking his dog when the tense moments unfolded. “I was over there, I didn’t see—boom—alright… that’s more bangs of some sort,” he said as a loud blast rang out in the background. “I don’t know if that’s shots or flash bangs or what, but it’s certainly concerning.”
Roads in the area were closed but have since reopened as the nearly four hour situation concluded.
Fox 4 captured images of CCPD SWAT officers surrounding the home.
Police say one person was inside the home at this time with no explanation why they barricaded themselves inside.
Police confirmed the person inside the home fired their gun.
However, it is unclear if anyone was injured.
This is a developing story.
