NAPLES, Fla. — Collier County deputies are investigating a death at The Crest of Naples apartment complex Saturday night.
Watch FOX 4's Hunter Walterman get reaction from neighbors:
The Collier County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a shooting on Sumter Grove Way just after 8 p.m. Saturday.
Investigators say this is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.
Neighbors tell FOX 4 they heard gunshots and saw a man drenched in blood come out of a home. Alun Boyns said he served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, so he knows what gunshots sound like. Still, Boyns said he was surprised to wake up to the sound of gunfire Saturday night.
"I heard, defintiely, a couple of pops," Boyns said. "...I was startled and got up noticed that she was going a bit nuts, my dog was going a bit nuts. And then I heard sirens."
Another neighbor said he saw around ten police cars at the apartment complex. Jeff, who asked FOX 4 to use his first name only, went to see what happened.
That's when he saw a man exit a home covered in blood.
"The front of the shirt was red, it wasn't even gray no more," Jeff said. "...He looked like he was traumatized, I don't know what happened in there."
This isn't the first time police have been called to the complex. In 2024, the Sheriff's Office said two teenagers faced multiple felonies after an attempted vehicle theft and shooting.
Detectives said a witness confronted two teenagers as they tried to break into a car. The teens were wearing all black clothing and face coverings. The witness saw one of the teens move his hand into his waistband as if to reach for a weapon. The witness then shot the teenager.
That teen, Jayden Kayne Cruz, was airlifted to the hospital and later arrested.
Thomas Keisler lives in the complex and said he remembers the shooting from last year. When he got home Saturday night, Keisler said he saw several police cars down the street.
"I was just like, ah, not again," Keisler said.
Keisler said he's not particularly concerned. His neighbors are nice and the apartment complex is usually safe, Keisler said.
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