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"We've gotten
numerous tips," Fort Myers police chief, Dennis Eads told a
press conference on Monday. "We have several leads that we are
following right now ... I'm very confident we'll find out who
did this."
The suspect was described by police as a "white or possibly
Hispanic" male in his late teens or early twenties, dressed in a
black T-shirt and a flat-billed black and red baseball cap,
police said.
The suspect was seen firing a black semi-automatic handgun
before fleeing the scene, police said.
Revelers were out late Saturday evening for the annual Zombicon
community fundraising event when gun shots rang out as costumed
festivity goers ran through the streets of downtown Fort Myers,
creating confusion over who was hurt due to zombie props, fake
blood and wounds.
Fort Myers Police Department identified the dead victim as
Expavious Tyrell Taylor, 20, of Okeechobee, Florida. Taylor was
described by friends in local media as an avid football player
who was a student in the Miami area.
All six wounded persons suffered non-life threatening injuries,
according to Lieutenant Victor Medico with Fort Myers police.
(Editing by David Adams, Bernard Orr)
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