Fort Myers, FL – A Fort Myers police officer was shot in the head Saturday night.

The incident happened at a gas station in the area of Martin Luther King Blvd and Flint Drive, according to Fort Myers News-Press.

At around 7:30 p.m. the call of an officer down went out over the radio, but the circumstances of the shooting have not been released.

The gunman was injured and has been taken into custody.

The unidentified officer was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital where he remains in surgery as of the time of this writing.

Our thoughts and prayers are with this hero and his family.

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