The man who was shot and killed by Lee County deputies responding to a domestic violence call in St. James City on Wednesday has been identified.Sheriff Carmine Marceno confirmed in a post on X that the man who died is 37-year-old Alex Paul Jordan.The shooting happened at a home on Crestwell Court. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies encountered the man who armed himself with a gun when they arrived at the scene.The LCSO said no deputies were injured in the incident.Court records show Jordan had a prior arrest at the same Pine Island home in August 2024. According to the arrest report, Jordan’s mother told deputies he hit her in the face and spit on her while she was helping change his medical bandages following a motorcycle crash.In that 2024 arrest report, Jordan’s stepfather told deputies he was scared of Jordan and claimed Jordan had guns he was not supposed to have. Additional documents show Jordan later resisted deputies during that prior arrest. Court records show a felony battery charge was eventually dropped, and the case was reduced to a misdemeanor resisting charge. Records show Jordan was later arrested twice for failing to appear in court in 2025, served jail time, and was then adjudicated guilty in August 2025A Gulf Coast News crew captured footage of a driver going past a deputy who was blocking the entrance to Crestwell Court and yelling, “F—, I’m so G—— mad right now, you can arrest me.”A man, believed to be the father of the deceased, said, “They G—— killed my son. Son of a b—-.”He also questioned the deputies’ actions, stating, “This is bull s—. … Better hope they have their body camera on.”Records show Jordan was also the previous owner of Island CBD & Vape on Pine Island.Karen Lathrop, one of the new owners of the store, now called Island Time Vibez, expressed sadness over his death. Gabriel Tella, who works there, said, “I was in shock.””We tried to work with him a little bit with transferring the business over, and hearing that he passed is just. It was insane,” Tella said.While some residents like Lauren Smooter described Jordan as “such a cool fella” and a “laid back cool guy.” The investigation continues with two deputies placed on administrative leave with pay, per LCSO policy in situations like these.We reached out to Jordan’s family for comment and are waiting to hear back. 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.
SAINT JAMES CITY, Fla. —
The man who was shot and killed by Lee County deputies responding to a domestic violence call in St. James City on Wednesday has been identified.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno confirmed in a post on X that the man who died is 37-year-old Alex Paul Jordan.
The shooting happened at a home on Crestwell Court. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies encountered the man who armed himself with a gun when they arrived at the scene.
The LCSO said no deputies were injured in the incident.
Court records show Jordan had a prior arrest at the same Pine Island home in August 2024. According to the arrest report, Jordan’s mother told deputies he hit her in the face and spit on her while she was helping change his medical bandages following a motorcycle crash.
In that 2024 arrest report, Jordan’s stepfather told deputies he was scared of Jordan and claimed Jordan had guns he was not supposed to have.
Additional documents show Jordan later resisted deputies during that prior arrest.
Court records show a felony battery charge was eventually dropped, and the case was reduced to a misdemeanor resisting charge.
Records show Jordan was later arrested twice for failing to appear in court in 2025, served jail time, and was then adjudicated guilty in August 2025
A Gulf Coast News crew captured footage of a driver going past a deputy who was blocking the entrance to Crestwell Court and yelling, “F—, I’m so G—— mad right now, you can arrest me.”
A man, believed to be the father of the deceased, said, “They G—— killed my son. Son of a b—-.”
He also questioned the deputies’ actions, stating, “This is bull s—. … Better hope they have their body camera on.”
Records show Jordan was also the previous owner of Island CBD & Vape on Pine Island.
Karen Lathrop, one of the new owners of the store, now called Island Time Vibez, expressed sadness over his death. Gabriel Tella, who works there, said, “I was in shock.”
“We tried to work with him a little bit with transferring the business over, and hearing that he passed is just. It was insane,” Tella said.
While some residents like Lauren Smooter described Jordan as “such a cool fella” and a “laid back cool guy.”
The investigation continues with two deputies placed on administrative leave with pay, per LCSO policy in situations like these.
We reached out to Jordan’s family for comment and are waiting to hear back.
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.