Citizens academy shooting: Ongoing investigation

Producer: Rachel Rothe
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – A two-hour course, intended to give a closer look at what makes the Punta Gorda Police Department work turned deadly when an officer fired live ammunition into a 73-year-old volunteer.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has opened up an investigation into the incident.

WINK News has a team of dedicated journalists pressing for answers. Among them is WINK News reporter Adam Wright.

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