FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured after a car was shot at Monday afternoon.
The incident happened shortly before 2pm. Police were flagged down by two people in a car in the area of Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard and Palm Avenue. They told a detective that their car had been shot at in the area of Wright Street and Thomas Street.
The passenger in the car was hit by the gunfire and sustained non-life threatening injuries. They were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The suspect's vehicle is described as a white older-model SUV with rust; possibly a Lincoln.
Royal Palm Exceptional School, just a few blocks away from the scene, was been placed on lockdown as a precaution. The lockdown has been lifted.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Jesus Ramos at (239) 321-7700, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS or text message C-R-I-M-E-S (274637) Keyword FMPD. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
Second scene on Wright and Thomas streets. This is where police say drive-by actually happened @Fox4Now pic.twitter.com/ESsgTNE9db
— Katie Jones (@KJones821) December 14, 2015
