Charles Runnells

USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida

One man is dead and two victims remain hospitalized after a series of shootings in San Carlos Park early Saturday morning, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

Marcus Hood, 28, of Fort Myers, died at a hospital as a result of his injuries, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

The conditions of the others, who weren't named, haven't been released.

Sheriff's deputies responded at 2:45 a.m. Saturday to a report of shots fired in the area of Alico Road and Ben Hill Griffin Parkway. The incident involved several crime scenes spread over several miles from Alico Road to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and the Treeline Avenue area.

Deputies closed Ben Hill Griffin Parkway from Alico Road to the Miromar Outlets until 8:15 a.m. as detectives searched the area.

A helicopter circled over the area around noon, and a section of the Gulf Coast Town Center parking lot was roped off, according to a photo from WINK TV.

That busy corridor that was closed off includes Gulf Coast Town Center, Florida Gulf Coast University, Miromar Outlets and several gated communities.

The sheriff's office provided little information Saturday.

"The Major Crimes Unit is now investigating this incident as a homicide," the news release stated. "As you can imagine the complexity of this incident will take several days to sort through. Therefore, the amount of verified information at hand is limited."

It's unclear where, exactly, the shootings took place. One appears to have happened at the 7-Eleven convenience store across from Gulf Coast Town Center on Alico Road, but the sheriff's office hasn't confirmed that.

An employee at that store declined to comment and instead gave out a phone number to the company's corporate office. A message left with 7-Eleven's media relations office wasn't returned Saturday.

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