Death investigations underway in Lehigh Acres

Lee County officials are investigating a death in Lehigh Acres Monday morning. The sheriff’s office says one person is dead and their identity has not been released. Officers arrived on the scene at 1 a.m. at Darlington Street and Eisenhower Boulevard. Police officers and investigators could be seen around the driveway where a body was found between a black SUV and the garage door of a home. Yellow crime scene tape was visible around the home throughout the day. The LCSO Mobile Command Center and crime scene investigators are on the scene, retrieving boxes of cardboard and documents from the garage. Neighbors tell NBC2 that officers have been near the home since Thursday. “I heard the neighbors in our community were missing for about a week and then last week.” “My cousin said she saw them leaving together and then we didn’t think anything of it but then about the end of the week, other than Thursday, we saw community units checking on them and then Friday that’s when officers were deployed and today we wake up at the scene,” says Aaliyah Hale. Hale says a couple lived there who were in their 30s or so. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is calling this an active but isolated incident. Officers used drones and surrounded the home while a black SUV was towed out of the driveway with an escort of officers. Neighbors say they saw the woman who lived there driving the SUV. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office told us Tuesday morning they are awaiting autopsy results. The LCSO says they will provide more updates on Tuesday as we work to determine who the victim is. DOWNLOAD the free NBC2 News app for the latest breaking news and weather alerts.