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Southwest Florida Officer Injured in Drive-by Shooting Sunday Night

A police officer in Sanibel is recovering after being shot in the shoulder during an incident Sunday evening.

According to police information provided to NBC affiliate WBBH-TV, Officer Jarred Ciccone was conducting a traffic stop around 8 PM when another car drove by and opened fire. The suspect fled the scene and was found at his home, where he got involved in a shootout with police.

That suspect was hit in the shoulder and back and eventually taken into custody.

Ciccone, who was named Officer of the Year by the Lee County Bar Association in 2015 after saving a woman’s life by using a defibrillator, was treated and released.

Police continue to investigate the shooting and have not released further information.

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