BLAMING CONGRESS FOR NOT WORKING ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES. >> SCREAMS FOR HELP AFTER BULLETS FLY AND PEOPLE RACE FOR SAFETY. CAPE CORAL PARTY FUELED BY FEAR AND BULLETS ENDS IN DISASTER. TONIGHT, NEW 9-1-1, CALLS ARE REVEALING WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND THE YUCCA PENS PRESERVE COSTCO, SAYS REPORTER MOM OF THE CALL. WE IS TAKING YOU THROUGH THE EYE-OPENING CALLS. >> 9-1-1. WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY NOT? POLICE SAY THIS, JUAN COLE STARTED A CHAIN REACTION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE YUCCA PENS RESERVE IN CAPE CORAL. FIRST, A WOMAN CALLED FOR HELP AFTER SOMEONE SHOT YOU IN A >> YOU CAN HEAR CALLER AFTER CALLER SCREAMING FOR HELP. THERE’S >> AND THERE’S BEEN A GROUP RIGHT OUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AROUND, YOU CAN EASILY TELL THAT BIG PARTY TOOK PLACE HERE AT THE UCA PENCE PRESERVE. MEAN, TAKE A LOOK AROUND WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. WE SEE ALCOHOL CAN IS BEER CANS, EVEN BULLETS SCATTERED ACROSS THIS AREA. THERE’S EVEN SPOTS OF BONFIRES OVER HERE. AND PEOPLE TOLD DISPATCHERS THAT THEY EVEN HAD TROUBLE FINDING THIS LOCATION. I DON’T KNOW ANY I DON’T KNOW. THEN AFTER POLICE FOUND THE SPOT, ANOTHER EMERGENCY WHETHER OR NOT TO DRAW 17 YEAR-OLD WAS RUN OVER BY A >> EVERYBODY WHAT THE TEENAGERS BEST FRIEND WAS ON THE PHONE WITH DISPATCH SAYS HE HAD A BROKEN RIB AND SPIT UP BLOOD. WE TRIED PUTTING A CAR UP AND PUTS OUT OK LET ME HAVE YOU HAVE A LUMP IN YOUR HEAD, THAT GIRL AND YOU OVER, OK, YOU WANT TO STAY WITH DOT WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN. HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO IT. NOT I POLICE REPORT SAYS THAT AN OFFICER SAW DAMAGE SEDAN ON BURNT STORE ROAD ON SUNDAY. THE 2 PEOPLE INSIDE WERE COVERED IN BLOOD AND WERE INJURED. THEY SAID THEY HAD A GUN POINTED RIGHT AT THEM. NO ARRESTS HAVE BE
911 calls capture gunfire, teen run over at party in Yucca Pens Preserve
Updated: 7:06 PM EDT Mar 17, 2026
A series of 911 calls early Sunday morning from Yucca Pens Preserve in Cape Coral reported a shooting and a teenager being run over by a car, creating a chaotic scene with no arrests made yet.”We’re stuck, and they’re shooting at us!” a caller said, initiating the chain of events. Police reported that the first call came from a woman who said someone shot at her.”Are you in a vehicle? They shot at us!” another caller said, as multiple people screamed for help.”There’s been a big group fight out here,” a caller said, describing the scene.The preserve was littered with alcohol, beer cans, bullets, and even a spot for a bonfire, indicating a large party had taken place. Callers struggled to provide the exact location to dispatchers.”I don’t know any coordinates,” one caller said.After police located the area, another emergency unfolded when a 17-year-old was run over by a car.”Aye, there is somebody under the car! Aye, somebody is under it, somebody is under it!” a caller said.The teenager’s best friend, who was on the phone with dispatch, reported that the teen had a broken rib and was spitting up blood.”We tried flipping the car off of him, she flipped out and ran,” the friend said.”Shaggy, listen to me, that girl ran you over, you understand what’s going on?” another person said, as the teen feared for his life.”You’re not going to die, you’re not going to die,” a caller reassured him.A police report noted that an officer saw a damaged sedan on Burnt Store Road on Sunday, with two people inside, covered in blood and injured. They claimed a gun was pointed at them. Despite the chaos, no arrests have been made.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
A series of 911 calls early Sunday morning from Yucca Pens Preserve in Cape Coral reported a shooting and a teenager being run over by a car, creating a chaotic scene with no arrests made yet.
“We’re stuck, and they’re shooting at us!” a caller said, initiating the chain of events. Police reported that the first call came from a woman who said someone shot at her.
“Are you in a vehicle? They shot at us!” another caller said, as multiple people screamed for help.
“There’s been a big group fight out here,” a caller said, describing the scene.
The preserve was littered with alcohol, beer cans, bullets, and even a spot for a bonfire, indicating a large party had taken place. Callers struggled to provide the exact location to dispatchers.
“I don’t know any coordinates,” one caller said.
After police located the area, another emergency unfolded when a 17-year-old was run over by a car.
“Aye, there is somebody under the car! Aye, somebody is under it, somebody is under it!” a caller said.
The teenager’s best friend, who was on the phone with dispatch, reported that the teen had a broken rib and was spitting up blood.
“We tried flipping the car off of him, she flipped out and ran,” the friend said.
“Shaggy, listen to me, that girl ran you over, you understand what’s going on?” another person said, as the teen feared for his life.
“You’re not going to die, you’re not going to die,” a caller reassured him.
A police report noted that an officer saw a damaged sedan on Burnt Store Road on Sunday, with two people inside, covered in blood and injured. They claimed a gun was pointed at them. Despite the chaos, no arrests have been made.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.