{"id":426235,"date":"2026-10-13T04:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T04:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/426235\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T04:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T04:16:10","slug":"cape-coral-woman-says-bullet-tore-through-lanai-while-she-watched-sunday-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/426235\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral woman says bullet tore through lanai while she watched Sunday football"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Muhammad<\/a>CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

A Cape Coral woman says she was watching football Sunday afternoon at her home on Southeast 13th Terrace when she heard a gunshot. <\/p>\n

“I grew up with guns; I was born and raised in West Virginia, and as I said, that’s a gunshot,” said Deb Kowalkoski. <\/p>\n

Kowalkoski said she found the bullet in her back lanai and immediately called 911. <\/p>\n

“I picked it up, and it was a piece of lead, heavy like lead, and I said, ‘That’s a bullet. I swear it is,'” she said. <\/p>\n

After the shot was fired, Kowalkoski said she made eye contact with a person, possibly the shooter. <\/p>\n

“As soon as they saw me, they kind of took off,” she said. <\/p>\n

Cape Coral police responded to the scene; a neighbor shared video showing the police presence in front of Kowalkoski’s home. <\/p>\n

“We just saw the forensic person towards the back of the vehicle. They had just taken pictures, and I guess they were looking at their camera,” said Linda Branscum, a Cape Coral resident. <\/p>\n

Another neighbor, Julianne Kloake, said, “My son was very interested in it, and we noticed that they were about maybe five or six houses down, kind of hovered around together.” <\/p>\n

Kowalkoski said investigators took the bullet on Sunday after spending hours at her home. <\/p>\n

“No one was hurt, but [I’m] little scared,” she said. <\/p>\n

Kowalkoski said she plans to press charges. Cape Coral police have not yet responded to requests for comment on the incident. <\/p>\n

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