FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — A person was arrested Sunday after driving his automobile right into a crowd of individuals, in accordance with the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Deputies responded to an incident within the 2000 block of Maravilla Circle in Fort Myers.
An investigation revealed that the suspect, Eduardo Lando-Matamoro, 55, drove his automobile into a bunch of individuals in a residential driveway following a verbal altercation.
Two individuals had been struck by the automobile and injured.
Witnesses instructed regulation enforcement they then shot at Lando-Matamoro, hitting him within the shoulder. Earlier than the suspect may flee, the 2 witnesses grabbed him and held him on the bottom till authorities arrived.
Physique digital camera video exhibits deputies arriving on the scene and discovering the witness, carrying a teal shirt, together with his arm round Lando-Matamoro, urgent him into his physique and rendering him unable to maneuver.
Deputies mentioned they arrested Lando-Matamoro and took him, together with the 2 victims, to a close-by hospital.
All three suffered non-life-threatening accidents.
“I’m extremely happy with the courageous witness who stepped up and helped cease the suspect. Their fast actions made an actual distinction,” mentioned Sheriff Carmine Marceno.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace charged Lando-Matamoro with a number of counts of aggravated battery with a lethal weapon.
