A man has been arrested and is facing charges of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and resisting arrest early Sunday morning.
According to the Fort Myers Police Department, at 4:00 a.m., officers responded to the area of Maple Avenue & Meadow Avenue after gunshots were reported.
Upon arrival, officers were able to locate and arrest David Mann, 42, who discarded a gun officers were able to recover.
The recovered gun was discovered to have been stolen.
The Fort Myers Police Department says a witness corroborated the incident and that the shots fired were into the air.
Mann is facing charges of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and resisting arrest.
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