Florida police officer is fighting for his life after he was shot in the head by a gunman during a dispute at a gas station

(Daily Mail) A Florida police officer is fighting for his life after sustaining a gunshot wound on Saturday evening.

Police say the incident unfolded around 7.30pm on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Fort Myers near the Marathon Gas Station at 3915.

The officer, whose identity has yet to be released to the public, is currently being treated at Lee Memorial Hospital.