Lee County deputies respond to pellet gun shooting in Lehigh Acres

Lee County deputies gathering in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood. Credit: WINK News

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has a heavy presence in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood off SR-82 on Thursday morning.

According to LCSO’s public information officer, a victim was struck by a pellet gun while going past the suspect’s property, but this is not part of any national trends, injuries are not life-threatening and there is no danger to the public.

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