• PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- The Punta Gorda Police Department officer involved in the shooting death of a 73-year-old woman was identified Wednesday as K-9 Officer Lee Coel, according to a report from WINK.
• In a statement, Punta Gorda police say “Officer Coel is devastated by what happened.”
• Officer identified in Punta Gorda shooting
• Knowlton, a prominent community figure who was a board member of Friends of the Punta Gorda Library, died in what Lewis called a “horrible accident.”
• “Mary Knowlton is a phenomenal person in this community, I know her very well, she attends a lot of community events,” Lewis added.

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