Shooting in Tradition Appears to be a Targeted Attack according to Port St. Lucie Police

Port St.Lucie, Fl – The Port St Lucie Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the City’s Tradition neighborhood Wednesday morning.

A 27 year old man was shot three times and airlifted to Lawnwood hospital. He has since been treated and released, according to a news release from PSLPD PIO Senior Sgt. Dominick Mesiti. The name of the injured man has not been released, but he “was not a local rap star as speculated on social media,” states the release.

Here are the details according to the Port St Lucie Police:

PSLPD Investigates Shooting in the 11300 block of SW Stockton Place 

The Port St Lucie Police Department worked throughout yesterday to process the scenes. Evidence at this point would suggest this incident was a targeted crime and not a random act of violence. PSLPD will have an increased presence in the area, but there is no immediate threat to the surrounding community. 

At approximately 6:57 am yesterday morning, PSLPD received a call of a shooting in the 11300 block of SW Stockton Place. Upon arrival, officers located the 27-year-old male victim in the 11400 block of SW Kingslake Circle. The victim had been shot 3 times and was airlifted to Lawnwood hospital. The victim has since been treated and released. The victim was not a local rap star as speculated on social media. 

The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was in his driveway when the suspect approached him on foot and fired multiple rounds from a firearm. The victim ran from the scene to the 11400 block of SW Kingslake Circle. The suspect fled in a blue 2018 Kia Optima which was captured on video surveillance. It appears that the suspect vehicle entered the gated community by driving around the front gate and onto the grass. 

Crime Analysts were able to create a be on the look out (BOLO) for the suspect vehicle which was disseminated. Later in the evening, Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) located the suspect vehicle in Ft. Lauderdale and detained 3 occupants. Two of the occupants were charged by BCSO on unrelated charges. 

PSLPD Detectives interviewed the occupants of the suspect vehicle. Detectives also seized the suspect vehicle in order to serve a search warrant on it. 

The investigation is active and ongoing. More information will be released as it becomes available. 

If you have any audio/video surveillance footage pertaining to this incident or have any information to provide regarding this case, please contact Detective at or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-8477. 

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