$1M bond for suspect involved in shooting, FMB bridge closure

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Morgan Brett Reilly

FORT MYERS, Fla. The 19-year-old man arrested in connection with a shooting and the closure of the Matanzas Pass Bridge received a $1 million bond Monday morning.

Morgan Reilly, of Lehigh Acres, is facing charges of attempted murder, armed burglary of an occupied dwelling, attempted felony murder, shooting into an occupied dwelling, and fleeing and eluding, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Bond was set at $1 million for all charges.

Deputies responded to a shooting at around 4 a.m. Sunday at Pinnacle Apartments on Pinnacle Drive. Reilly is accused of firing more than 10 shots at his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.

But none of those shots appear to have hit their intended target.

The bullets passed through a wall and struck a man sleeping in a neighboring apartment, according to the sheriff’s office. It’s unclear whether that man will survive.

Deputies caught Reilly hours later near the Matanzas Pass Bridge.

The investigation shut down the bridge for several hours Sunday morning. It reopened just after 9 a.m.

His next court appearance will be at 8:30 a.m. March 27 at the Lee County Courthouse.

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