Lee County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal shooting off Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers
Lee County Sheriff's Office units were investigating a shooting Sunday that left one man dead and two hurt on Mars Street near Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers.
A public information officer said there was an active and ongoing homicide investigation with investigators on scene.
The shooting happened shortly after 2 a.m.
Sheriff's Office deputies who responded to a home in the 4900 block of Mars Street in Fort Myers found three men who had been shot several times.
Two of the men were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, but a third died at the scene.
Detectives with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit have assumed the investigation.
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This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: One person was fatally shot, two hurt in Fort Myers off Ortiz Avenue
