On the morning of August 30, 2025, Damien Martin, 42, was shot inside a residence on the 700 block of Alabama Road in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Lee County deputies arrived shortly after 11 a.m.; despite lifesaving efforts Martin was pronounced dead at the scene. Major Crimes detectives treated the incident as a domestic dispute and processed the home while neighbors were told there was no broader threat.

Investigators focused on a family confrontation that escalated into gunfire. Detectives say the victim’s stepson, Isaiah Barsallo, left the house after the shooting, then drove to Sheriff’s Office headquarters and surrendered; he was arrested and booked on August 31, 2025, on a murder charge, with booking records listing his birthday as August 31, 2006. Family members identified the victim and memorial pages filled with tributes.

What did anyone in the neighborhood or family see earlier that day that might clarify how the argument began and turned deadly?