Sheriff Bill Prummell said Schwartz pointed a gun in the direction of the responding deputies, who then shot and killed Schwartz.

Court documents say Michael Schwartz had a history of mental illness. He was previously on probation and part of it was to continue ongoing mental health treatment and medication.

Charlotte County releases information about a deputy involved shooting out of Punta Gorda Thursday. At 5:16 PM police ...

Daniel Dunn pleaded guilty to shooting a woman in Lee County before leading authorities to a shootout in Charlotte County.

Sheriff Bill Prummel says a flurry of scared 911 calls in a Charlotte County neighborhood led to deputies driving out to the ...

THERE'S BEEN A DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING NBC 2. I'M PETER BUSCH. THIS HAPPENED ON ...

Charles Bentley Jr. was arrested after allegedly threatening Senator Rick Scott, Senator Marco Rubio, a Punta Gorda police ...

Charles Bentley, a 56-year-old Punta Gorda resident, remains in the Charlotte County Jail with a $262,000 bond after allegedly sending a series of death threat emails targeting Florida Sens. Rick ...