Blood donations needed in wake of FMPD officer shooting

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The Fort Myers Police Department reached out on Facebook Monday morning asking for blood donors after one of their own, Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller was shot in the line of duty Saturday.

According to the FMPD Facebook page, they are in need of donors, specifically type O negative, however they said any blood donations would help. Anyone who wants to donate can do so at the Lee Memorial location at 2776 Cleveland Avenue.

You can also read more about blood donations here. 

Blood can be donated at the following locations:

  • Lee Memorial Hospital: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at 2776 Cleveland Ave. in Fort Myers
  • Summerlin Crossings:  8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at 15880 Summerlin Road, No. 113 in Fort Myers
  • Cape Coral Hospital: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at 636 Del Prado Blvd. in Cape Coral
  • Bonita Community Health Center: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 3501 Health Center Blvd. in Bonita Springs

“I have O-negative blood I know that, so that’s why I raced down here as soon as I can … to get that done,” said Joseph Samuelson.

After hearing that officer Jobbers-Miller needed blood, neighbors like Samuelson started rolling up their sleeves.

“When I heard about it, I felt it was my responsibly to go and donate blood just because it was obviously something that he needed blood immediately,” Samuelson said.

Jobbers-Miller was shot in the line of duty Saturday night at a Marathon Gas Station in Fort Myers. Another officer rushed gin to the hospital. He underwent emergency surgery and is now in critical, stable condition.

The hospital said more than 100 people answered the departments call for help, and some even waited hours.

“That’s why everybody was here for … the whole inside was filled up all outside was lined up the outside lines were so long,” said Cape Coral resident Carl Rose.

But people say here in times of tragedy, the community steps up.

“It’s a terrible thing, everybody feels bad for these guys, they’re out there everyday putting their lives on the line doing what they do to protect us, and something like that happens, its just a terrible thing,” Rose said.

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