(July 21, 2025) — On July 19, 2025, at approximately 8:00 PM, officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 4500 block of Del Prado Blvd S in Cape Coral, Florida.
The caller told 911 dispatchers that they were traveling northbound on Del Prado Blvd S when a white pickup truck that was tailgating them fired 3–4 shots from a handgun. The caller then drove to the intersection of Veterans Pkwy and Country Club Blvd to meet with officers.
The reporting party told officers that while in the middle lane, he heard a loud horn from a white pickup truck, described as sounding like a train horn. He said the truck approached them from behind at a high rate of speed. The reporting party said he tapped his brakes to avoid a collision with the vehicle in front of him, at which point the truck began tailgating him. He looked in his mirror and saw the driver holding what appeared to be a black handgun in his left hand. He then heard 3–4 loud pops and saw sparks crossing the roadway from east to west, which he described as gunshots.
The reporting party said he sped up to escape, but the truck continued tailgating him before switching to the right lane and pulling up alongside his vehicle. He said the driver—described as a male with dark hair, a beard, and a light-colored long-sleeve shirt—was hanging out of the driver’s side window, shouting obscenities, banging on the door of the truck, and demanding the victim pull over. The suspect vehicle eventually turned left near the 2600 block of Del Prado Blvd S. The victim then drove to meet officers.
There were two other occupants in the reporting party’s vehicle: an adult in the front passenger seat and a 3-year-old child in the back. Both adults told officers they feared for their lives and the safety of the child. They provided a detailed description of the suspect vehicle and its license plate.
Dispatch identified the registered owner of the white 2014 Chevy Silverado as Johnathan Campillo (DOB 05/30/1988). Officers responded to Campillo’s listed address and observed the vehicle turning onto SE 8th Pl from SE 22nd Ln. Upon seeing a marked Cape Coral Police car, the truck paused, then continued westbound on SE 22nd Ln. Officers conducted a traffic stop and detained the occupants.
Campillo was identified as the driver. In the vehicle with him were an adult passenger and three juveniles in the back seat. A black handgun was observed in plain view under the driver’s seat.
A detective from the Violent Crimes Unit responded to the scene. Campillo’s adult passenger told investigators the other vehicle had “brake-checked” them, causing Campillo to slam on his brakes. She said he honked the horn, passed the vehicle, and they continued home. She claimed they paused at the intersection because they decided to get food instead of going home, and denied that Campillo ever pointed or fired a gun.
Both the victim and his adult passenger positively identified Campillo as the driver of the white truck, each stating they were “100% sure.” Neither individual had seen or met Campillo prior to this incident.
As a result of the investigation, Johnathan Campillo (DOB 05/30/1988) was arrested and transported to the Lee County Jail on the following charges:
- 3 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (F.S.S. 784.021(1)(a)), a Third-Degree Felony
- 1 count of Discharging a Firearm from a Vehicle within 1,000 Feet of a Person (F.S.S. 790.15(2)), a Second-Degree Felony
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) was notified due to the presence of juveniles in the vehicle during the incident.
Arrested: Johnathan Campillo (DOB 05/30/1988)