Arrest made at Sea Chest Motel shooting in Fort Myers

Writer: Melissa Montoya
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Elisha Jerome Williams is accused of shooting at someone at the Sea Chest Motel in Fort Myers. (CREDIT: Fort Myers Police Department)

An arrest has been made in a shooting at the Sea Chest Motel arrest in Fort Myers.

The Fort Myers Police Department said they arrested a 17-year-old Elisha Jerome Williams on Thursday.

Williams was arrested by the Fort Myers Police GVI Units with the assistance of the US Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, according to a press release.

The police said the shooting happened at 2:40 a.m. at the motel on First Street, just east of the Edison Bridge.

Williams is accused of firing multiple rounds at a victim but missing. When police arrived, they found multiple shell casings and property damage.

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