Gunshots heard near Taylor Road, dark SUV seen, Punta Gorda FL

Weapons

Reported: 10/27/2025 06:00 AM

Near Slash Pine Cir, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Gunshots were heard near Taylor Road close to Seven Palms entrance. A dark-colored SUV pulled over and opened its door. Police are checking the area.

Audio|Source: Charlotte County Sheriff and Punta Gorda Police

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

4.45 central copy gunshots.

00:06

Pull over.

00:08

We end around to the area of Taylor Road in Slash Pine Circle, Taylor Road in Slash Pine Circle.

00:14

The caller advised while traveling northbound on Taylor Road near the entrance to Seven Palms before Cooper, he heard a sound that sounded like a small caliber gunfire.

00:22

They also observed a dark color SUV, possibly Subaru, pull over and open their car door.

00:29

We're letting the city know as well, just a check inside the apartment there.

00:36

10401 the area.

00:38

Copy at that location.

00:46

104-1 you clear there, can you come back here?

00:51

Receive.

00:54

Can I go to Bravo 1?

00:58

Go ahead.

01:00

Can you stop in dispatch when you're not 10-6[1]?

01:09

10-4[2] CSB29 copy of Zibbles and cell contact.

01:14

clean out of property.

01:20

901 Clear area also when he's going over to the in the area of Palmstah they thought they heard a gunshot.

01:31

10F4.

01:35

What was the location for the word?

01:39

7 Palms, 1200 slash Pine Circle.

01:44

Show me on the scene.

01:48

They said traveling northbound on Taylor Road, they heard a noise that sounded like a gunshot. They saw a dark SUV,

01:54

Subaru pull over and open the door and the car was still there. Time lapsed three minutes.

02:03

Zero three copies.

02:05

I was in the area when CCSR received this call.

02:09

I didn't see anything or hear anything.

02:13

Ten-four.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-6: Busy

[2]

10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.

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Near Slash Pine Cir, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

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