Two men were deceased after a domestic incident at a home in Cape Coral this weekend.

On January 29th, 2022, at around 11:35 a.m., Cape Coral Police responded to a 911 hangup/check-up request at a home in the 100 block of SE 13th Avenue. Upon the officer arriving and making contact at the front door, a woman fled the home stating a man inside had a gun. Immediately after her statement, shots were heard being fired inside the residence. The officer got the woman to safety and called for backup.

A perimeter was established to contain the scene, and the Cape Coral Police Special Response and Crisis Negotiation Teams arrived.

One gunshot victim (a 50-year-old male) was extracted and transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Another male, identified as Adrian Hernandez-Martinez (H/M, DOB: 10-26-90) was found inside the home deceased from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

The Cape Coral Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit assumed the investigation. Preliminary investigation findings showed that Hernandez-Martinez had held the woman and male victim inside the home for several hours before she was able to secretly call police and leave the line open. Upon police arrival, Hernandez-Martinez appears to have immediately killed the male victim and then himself.

Next-of-kin notifications have been made, and this investigation is still active and ongoing.