Police fatally shoot man in Fort Myers neighborhood

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Fort Myers Police Department vehicles on scene (CREDIT: WINK News)

A crime scene at Stella Street between Ford Street and Henderson Avenue turned out to be a fatal police-involved shooting.

According to Fort Myers Police, it began with a man assaulting a disabled woman with a gun.

Just after 9:30 p.m., Friday, officers with the Fort Myers Police Department had surrounded a house in the middle of the block.

According to officers, the suspect in the assault had barricaded himself inside the house with the weapon.

The man aimed at police through a window, so an officer shot him, said police. The suspect died in the hospital.

Neighbors seen outside were concerned that another shooting may have happened.

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