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LCSO: Woman found dead in Ft. Myers home shot by robbery victim

Lee County Sheriffs
Posted at 1:00 PM, May 06, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-06 13:00:02-04

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office says the woman found dead in a home off of Juanita Avenue was shot by a taxi driver she tried to rob last month.

Capt. Anita Iriarte says 34-year-old Sharese Richard Bergeron attempted to rob the driver at a Circle K gas station on April 23.

The taxi driver shot Bergeron and she took off, Iriarte says. On May 4, Bergeron was found dead in a Juanita Avenue home. Deputies say she was shot in the stomach.

The shooting is under investigation.