Carson Zorn
•3/31/2026

Fort Myers police and Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers are seeking any information relating to a 2009 homicide cold case that left a 19-year-old dead.
According to Crime Stoppers, on March 20, 2009, Fort Myers police officers responded to the intersection of Midway Avenue and Franklin Street due to reports of shots fired.
When they arrived, they found Charles Edward Ramsey II, 19, in the driver's seat of a white Ford pickup truck with multiple gunshot wounds. Ramsey died at the scene.
The investigation into Ramsey's murder continues, and Crime Stoppers has upped the reward to up to $5,000 for information in Ramsey's murder.
If you have information in this case, you are asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), on the P3 app, or on its website. You can remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000.
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