Greg Smith, 69, a male resident of Fort Myers, was found dead on July 31, 2025, near the back of a property off Billy's Creek Drive by Ortiz Avenue. Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office cordoned off the home and the area behind it, working through the night as crime scene vans and a mobile command center arrived. The scene stretched from the house to a ditch behind the property, where Greg Smith, 69, male, was discovered, and investigators quickly classified the case as a homicide.
Family members told local reporters that Greg Smith, 69, male, had been renting a small trailer in the backyard from the homeowner. Around lunchtime that Thursday, they said, a young man shot him and left him in the ditch. Neighbors recalled hearing what sounded like fireworks before learning the noises were gunshots. The description from relatives, the backyard trailer, and the ditch behind the home formed the first portrait of how the final moments unfolded for Greg Smith, 69, male, on a humid summer day in Fort Myers.
Authorities have not publicly released information identifying a suspect by name, and as of the initial August 1, 2025 reports and subsequent follow-ups, the Lee County Sheriff's Office had not confirmed an arrest. The investigation remained active, with appeals for tips to the sheriff's office and Crime Stoppers while detectives continued processing the scene and interviewing witnesses. Listings that memorialize shooting victims corroborate that Greg Smith, 69, male, was killed by gun violence in Fort Myers on July 31, 2025, but they likewise provide no announcement of an arrest.
