UPDATE 12:01 a.m.:
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell says deputies shot and killed a 53-year-old man after they say the suspect pointed a gun at them.
Around 5:16 p.m., Prummell says they received multiple 911 calls about a man, later identified as Michael Lewis Schwartz, walking up and down the road waving a handgun. He was on the 2600 block of Eager Road, which is near Burnt Store Road and Tamiami Trail.
Witnesses told dispatchers Schwartz fired it multiple times and yelled "where are the cops at?"
Prummell says the 911 callers also said Schwartz was pointing the gun at several people in the neighborhood.
Deputies arrived around 5:30 p.m. and as they were walking down the road, Prummell says they found Schwartz sitting in a chair on the porch of a home.
That's when Prummell says Schwartz stood up, raised the gun and pointed it in the direction of the deputies.
The sheriff says the deputies looked for cover before two of them fired at Schwartz multiple times, hitting him.
Despite life-saving measures, Schwartz was pronounced dead at the scene.
Prummell says the investigation is ongoing and they don't know what brought Schwartz to do this.
UPDATE:
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a deputy-involved shooting in this area.
Deputies say there is no danger to the public.
No deputies were harmed, and Sheriff Bill Prummell will provide an update when more information is available.
Original Reporting:
We are working to learn more about a heavy law enforcement presence in Charlotte County.
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office deputies are on scene at Eager Road and Pioneer Street in South Punta Gorda.
This is a developing story.
