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Boyfriend arrested in Pine Manor attempted murder-suicide, girlfriend survives

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A man was arrested after recovering in the hospital from an attempted murder-suicide back in May.The Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene after a neighbor called saying she could hear a woman screaming inside a home.Deputies arrived and found the victim was shot in an attempted murder-suicide on Seventh Avenue in Pine Manor.Deputies say they found Anthony Fernandez-Lopez, 22, broke into his 21-year-old girlfriend's home and started arguing before shooting her and then himself.Fernandez-Lopez was taken to the hospital in critical condition.After recovering in the hospital, Fernandez-Lopez was arrested and charged with attempted felony murder, armed burglary and shooting into a dwelling.The girlfriend was in stable condition after the shooting.Fernandez-Lopez was booked into the Lee County Jail on Tuesday.DOWNLOAD the free NBC2 News app for your latest news and weather alerts.

PINE MANOR, Fla. —

A man was arrested after recovering in the hospital from an attempted murder-suicide back in May.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene after a neighbor called saying she could hear a woman screaming inside a home.

Deputies arrived and found the victim was shot in an attempted murder-suicide on Seventh Avenue in Pine Manor.

Deputies say they found Anthony Fernandez-Lopez, 22, broke into his 21-year-old girlfriend's home and started arguing before shooting her and then himself.

Fernandez-Lopez was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

After recovering in the hospital, Fernandez-Lopez was arrested and charged with attempted felony murder, armed burglary and shooting into a dwelling.

The girlfriend was in stable condition after the shooting.

Fernandez-Lopez was booked into the Lee County Jail on Tuesday.

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