Zachary Michael Alexander Holmes, 21, of Fort Myers, Florida, was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound in his Waterford Apartments unit on Central Avenue about 8:30 p.m. on August 3, 2017. He was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital and died of his injuries. Initial reports said he had been shot inside his apartment and no arrest was announced immediately after the shooting.

Investigators later described the killing as the result of a home invasion robbery. Fort Myers police arrested three men in connection with the case: Ronald Eugene Ashley III, 20, of Cape Coral; Jacques Lamar Brown Jr., 18, of Fort Myers; and Steven Lemar Williams, 20, of Fort Myers. The three were charged with second-degree murder and home invasion robbery with a firearm and were held without bond; arraignment had been scheduled for September 5, 2017. Ashley and Williams were noted in the case history as having prior arrests for similar offenses.

Anyone who knew Zachary or has information about the August 3 home invasion is asked to come forward.