WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE ARRESTED A MAN THEY BELIEVE SHOT AN OFF DUTY FIREFIGHTER LAST NIGHT IN THE PUNTA GORDA AREA. REPORTS SAY THE UNNAMED FIREFIGHTER WAS SHOT JUST AFTER 6:30PM IN HIS WASHINGTON LOOP ROAD HOME. HE IS BELIEVED TO BE IN HIS TWENTIES, AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SINGLE GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE LOWER ABDOMEN. HE WAS FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL’S TRAUMA UNIT IN CRITICAL CONDITION. DEPUTIES SAY THEY MADE THE ARREST OF A NEIGHBOR SHORTLY BEFORE 8PM LAST NIGHT, CHARGING THE UNNAMED SUSPECT WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL, AND DEPUTIES ARE CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE. BOTH CHARLOTTE FIRE AND EMS AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. "
