FMPD searches for shooting suspect

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting that occurred Monday near Meadow Avenue and Linhart Avenue.

Authorities say 36-year-old Joevanoly Victor is facing charges for aggravated battery with a firearm.

The victim, 30-year-old Audin Bataille, was found Monday afternoon suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported transported to Lee Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert.

Victor is a Haitian male described as having a thin build, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds.

If have any information, call Detective Matt Sellers of the Fort Myers Police Department at (239) 321-7700, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477) or text message C-R-I-M-E-S (274637) Keyword FMPD. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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