The attack was “targeted,” and while the victim did not know Joachin, the two “had a previous encounter,” a Fort Myers Police Department spokesperson told CNN in an email Friday. Joachin was taken into custody “after an extensive coordinated manhunt,” Fort Myers Police Chief Jason Fields said at a news conference Friday afternoon. Police received calls around 7:19 a.m. notifying them that a woman had been hit with a hammer, according to court documents. Islam, a member of the Bangladeshi community in Fort Myers, told WBBH last week. Joachin filed his Temporary Protected Status renewal application on time and had protection status up until “the Trump administration stripped that safeguard, and his protections are now revoked,” Walker said.

Source: CNN April 10, 2026 14:40 UTC