Sunday night at about 10:30PM four loud bangs were heard by residents living near the Matanzas Pass Bridge. That was quickly followed by several Lee County Sheriff deputy vehicles converging on the scene. Here’s what happened.
28-year old Punta Gorda resident Isaac Vasquez was under the bridge arguing with a friend. Leo Ferreira and his 13-year old son happened to be night fishing close by and heard the arguing. Ferreira said he saw Vasquez go back to his truck and get what looked like a shotgun and returned to where his friend was. That’s when he called 911. While Ferreira was on the phone with the 911 dispatcher 4 shots rang out followed by a splash. Ferreira told Beach Talk Radio, “I thought he killed his friend.”
LCSO says the shots were fired into the air not at anybody…