LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The man accused of shooting three people, leaving two dead, in Lehigh Acres on June 14 is now in custody and facing multiple charges.
45-year-old Yohani Gonzalez-DeLazaro was booked into the Lee County Jail Thursday after being treated at a hospital for injuries he sustained during the incident.
He faces two homicide charges and two felony public order crimes charges.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno said Gonzalez-DeLazaro went into a home on 11th Terrace and Gerald Avenue the morning of June 14 wearing a ski mask. He's suspected of shooting a man and an elderly woman, killing them.
"Yohani then started an altercation with a female inside that residence," Marceno said.
That woman was shot in the face and eventually ran out of the home with her two children for help. Gonzalez-DeLazaro and another man were still in the house.
"Inside that residence he was confronted by another male who was able to overcome the suspect and subdue him," Marceno said. "This is a complex investigation."
The woman went to the hospital and it's not clear how she's doing. Marceno says Gonzalez-DeLazaro had facial injuries and was also taken to the hospital.
Through a public records request, Fox 4 has learned Gonzalez-DeLazaro has a history of threats.
In March 2023, a police report states a family at the home received threatening text messages from Gonzalez-DeLazaro. The report goes on to say he drove by the home, recorded it and sent it to a woman. It's not clear what the threats were.
During the investigation, the sheriff's office found out Gonzalez-DeLazaro's significant other was inside the house.
"There were legal issues going on between a domestic relationship," Marceno said. "The relationship between all parties in this house is unknown at this time."
While investigators started going through the crime scene, neighbors stood by, wondering what happened.
"I didn’t hear anything, nothing," one neighbor said. "It’s kinda scary because it’s a safe place to live and until now, we just heard something like that."
Marceno says there is a language barrier, so it's taking them some time to figure out what happened. Gonzalez-DeLazaro is technically in custody while being treated at the hospital. Once released, he'll likely be booked into the Lee County Jail on multiple charges.
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LCSO is currently conducting a death investigation on 11th Terrace in Lehigh Acres.
— Carmine Marceno - Florida’s Law and Order Sheriff (@SheriffLeeFL) June 14, 2023
The scene is active and no further information is available at this time.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno is expected to make a statement this afternoon at our Headquarters. pic.twitter.com/2ianm3euke
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