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[h=4]1 killed, 4 wounded in ZombiCon shooting[/h]One person was killed and four were wounded during a shooting late Saturday night at Zombicon in downtown Fort Myers, police said.
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People fleeing after multiple people were shot Saturday night at Zombicon in downtown Fort Myers. Ben Brasch/news-press.com
Police officers are stationed at Hendry and Second streets after responding to a shooting Saturday night at Zombicon in downtown Fort Myers.(Photo: Melissa Montoya/news-press.com)
FORY MYERS, Fla.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>A shooting left one dead and four others wounded at the ZombiCon festival in downtown Fort Myers on Saturday night, according to Lt. Victor Medico<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of the Fort Myers Police Department.
The four surviving<span style="color: Red;">*</span>victims were taken to the Lee Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, he said.
The shooter was at large early Sunday morning, police said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ZombiCon,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>an annual event in its ninth<span style="color: Red;">*</span>year, was expected to have drawn more than<span style="color: Red;">*</span>20,000 people.
"There was a lot of witnesses down here, there were a lot of people taking pictures, videos with their cellphone," Medico said. "Anything that could help with this investigation would be greatly appreciated."
The shots began at 11:45 p.m., he said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Right after the shooting, crowds at the ZombiCon were seen running from the area through De Leon Plaza.
Minutes later, police strung crime scene tape across the entrance to the plaza and started clearing bars and downtown streets.
FMPD officers with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>rifles patrolled the streets around the crime scene and ordered people milling around to clear the area.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office command center was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>set up at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jackson Street and deputies assisted FMPD officers dispersing the ZombiCon crowd.
This is the second time this week shots were fired in downtown Fort Myers. Shots were fired at a Cigar Bar employee on Tuesday.
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