Lee County deputies released bodycam footage showing the arrest of Eduardo Mata-Moro, who is accused of driving into several people in a residential neighborhood, leading to a shooting incident Sunday night.
It all took place along Maravilla Circle, just off US-41, south of Hanson Street. Two witnesses reportedly shot at Mata-Moro after he drove into a crowd, hitting two people. The Lee County Sheriff's Office confirmed that one person was shot during the altercation.
Jerry Yeomans, a resident of Maravilla Circle, expressed his shock at the incident, saying, "I did, saw the news people here this morning and kind of curious, looked out, then once I saw what was going on, I was very shocked. Being here 50 years without any incidents like this."
Deputies responded to the scene just before 9 p.m. after the altercation escalated. Mata-Moro was shot in the shoulder by the witnesses and attempted to flee, but one of the witnesses managed to chase him down and pin him. A black car was towed from the scene, and Mata-Moro, along with the two witnesses, was taken to the hospital. All are expected to recover.
Yeomans added, "I hate to see it anywhere, but in my neighborhood, it's kind of, you know, kind of different. But there, again, it can happen anywhere. I just I just wish we could all just chill out. I don't know what the confrontation was about, whether it was an assault, what it was kind of like you were just learning."
After being released from the hospital, Mata-Moro was arrested by Lee County deputies.
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