Weekend shooting injures 16-year-old girl in Fort Pierce

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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FORT PIERCE − Police are investigating a weekend shooting outside a community center that left a 16-year-old girl injured, according to Fort Pierce police.

Around 8:09 p.m., police responded to the area of 13th Street North and Avenue M on Saturday for a shooting.

Investigators determined that an altercation occurred outside of the Lincoln Park Community Center, resulting in non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. She was treated at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce and released.

No further information could be immediately obtained Monday.

The weekend incident follows three straight days of shooting-related cases in Fort Pierce ending May 27 — Memorial Day — that left at least eight people shot and two charged.

The first of these three shootings appears to have occurred early on May 25, when police were called to the 1800 block of Avenue G for a possible gunshot wound.

Police said an investigation revealed a gathering was taking place in an open area in the 1800 block of Avenue G at the time. Five people aged 15 to 20 suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds.

A woman who lives in the neighborhood, Takisha Brianvil, said she thought there was a high school graduation party on Avenue G, between North 18th and North 19th streets, next to a mango. According to her, people dispersed after the shooting.

“The only thing I heard was a whole bunch of shots, kids running through my house, and it’s just crazy,” Brianvil said.

A rapid succession of gunshots could be heard in surveillance video she provided.

Those with information about the most recent shooting are asked to contact Detective Kelvin Ramirez at 772-828-0285 or [email protected].

Lina Portman

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