Officers cleared of shooting mentally ill man

A grand jury has determined a Fort Myers police officer acted within the law when he shot and killed a mentally disturbed man on Feb. 2.In a presentment issued today the grand jurors determined that Ernest L. Weston was shot and killed by Fort Myers Patrolman Joseph Martinez, one of three officers who had responded to a shooting call in the area of Delaware Avenue and C Street that night.Two other officers, Sgt. Fred Dunaway and Det. Glen Eppler did not fire.The grand jurors said there were a number of misconceptions about the case, including reports that Weston was shot while running away, had his hands raised in surrender when he was shot and was shot while handcuffed.The grand jurors determined these perceptions were false.

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