{"id":395905,"date":"2026-09-10T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/395905\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:04:11","slug":"man-accused-of-pointing-gun-at-officers-dies-in-hospital-after-being-shot-by-cape-coral-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/395905\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of pointing gun at officers dies in hospital after being shot by Cape Coral police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man accused of pointing gun at officers dies in hospital after being shot by Cape Coral police<\/p>\n

\"LayzaCAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

Daniel Eric Colon, the man shot by Cape Coral police Wednesday near the City Mattress off Del Prado Boulevard North after being accused of pointing a gun at law enforcement, has died in the hospital, according to the Cape Coral Police Department.<\/p>\n

Adreanna Colon, the woman who says that she is the daughter of Daniel, says that her father died in the hospital after he was shot.<\/p>\n

“Losing my father is something I never imagined having to go through, and trying to process everything that has happened surrounding his death has been incredibly difficult,” Adreanna said in a statement to Gulf Coast News. “There are a lot of emotions, questions, and pain that we are still trying to process.”<\/p>\n

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Adreanna Colon<\/p>\n

Daniel Eric Colon<\/p>\n

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Daniel Eric Colon was injured after police responded to a home on Northeast 10th Street on Wednesday in reference to a disturbance.<\/p>\n

The caller reportedly said that a man had a knife and handgun and kicked the door down. The man was reportedly an unwelcome family member and left the home, according to officers.<\/p>\n

In a news conference, Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore said that officers found Colon hiding behind a dumpster at City Mattress. Sizemore said that Colon came out of hiding, pointed a gun at law enforcement, and was shot by officers.<\/a><\/p>\n

During the conference, which took place Wednesday night, Sizemore said that Colon was in surgery.<\/p>\n

No officers were injured at the time of the incident, and the involved officers have been placed on administrative leave, as is department policy.<\/p>\n

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