Shooting investigation in Immokalee; three in custody

Deputies responded to a shooting in Immokalee Tuesday morning, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

The incident took place on South 5th Street around 9:30 a.m. No injuries have been reported, and CCSO has three people in custody in connection with the investigation, which remains active.

Those arrested include Kai Javier Peak, 18, Benjamin Martinez, 19, and a 17-year-old juvenile, who WINK News is not naming due to their age.

According to arrest reports, four men were in a silver Jeep when they approached a victim at a store and threatened him with a gun. The victim said “you better shoot me because there’s camera right here,” the arrest report states.

The Jeep fled and later pulled up to a home on South 5th Street where the victim and three others were.

According to the arrest report, the victims has a prior physical altercation with the suspects several months ago.

Martinez and the 17-year-old juvenile exited the vehicle with a Glock handgun and fired rounds at the victims who hid behind a vehicle and trash bin.

No one was injured.

One of the victims went into the home and came back outside with a gun and fired back, the arrest report states.

The grandmother of one of the victims was inside the home when the shooting happened and wished to press charges.

Peak, Martinez and the juvenile face four counts of aggravated assault without intent to kill, shooting into a dwelling, shooting a missile into a vehicle and discharging a firearm from a vehicle.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.