Cape police: Driver shot self in head; car hits canal
A man died Monday night after he apparently shot himself in the head and lost control of his vehicle, which drove into a canal off Del Prado Boulevard.
Cape Coral police officers were attempting to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle they said was driving erratically on Del Prado Boulevard when the vehicle came to a stop.
The driver, a white male, appeared to shoot himself in the head, causing the vehicle to accelerate and travel across a vacant area and into a canal, officials said.
The incident occurred in the 2700 block of Del Prado Boulevard North.
Emergency workers pulled the driver from the vehicle. Officials said he was breathing and taken to Lee Memorial as a trauma alert but did not survive.
Cape police are continuing the investigation.
No other information has been released but will be forthcoming when available, officials said.
Source: Cape Coral Police Department