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Shooting at Fort Myers Apartment complex injured one person

Posted at 5:44 AM, Jul 05, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-05 09:52:03-04

**UPDATE (9:50AM)** -- Police say one man is in critical condition after a shooting at Bernwood Trace Apartments early Friday morning.

It happened around 1 a.m. in the 9800 block of Bernwood Place Drive.

Officers responded to a shot fired call and found 22-year-old Matthew Paul with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Lee Memorial in critical condition.

Police say a suspect has been identified and an investigation is ongoing.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Police are investigating a gated apartment complex.

Officers were at the Bernwood Trace Apartment complex as early as 1:15 a.m.

The complex is just off of Six Mile Cypress. It's also near Dunbar Middle School.

Police had crime scene tape up inside the gated community, but took it down around 4:15 a.m.

Police have not said what they were investigating.

We have reached out to them, and we will update you as soon as we get a response.