2023 www.tcpalm.com. Information also can be submitted to Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 800-273-TIPS. Saira Anwer joined the Local 10 News team in July 2018. Yesterday was MLK Day, a legacy built on nonviolence, and sadly we experienced violence in our community, the sheriff said, adding that the agency sends its heartfelt condolences to the womans family and the community. FORT PIERCE St. Lucie County sheriff's detectives are investigating a shooting that left multiple people injured Monday during a Martin Luther King Jr. car show event. Police did not release the name of the deceased, citing Marsys law. Mimms and commissioners Arnold Gaines and Johnson Jr. attended the event. Those with information about the shooting of the 31-year-old man are asked to contact Detective Dania Francois at 772-979-1471 or dfrancois@fppd.org, Those with information about the shooting that wounded the 24-year-old man and the 39-year-old man are asked to contact Detective Evens Saintilien at 772-302-4796 or esaintilien@fppd.org. The motive in the incident remains under investigation. "We don't believe that this was two rival gangs that showed up on the grounds of this event and decided to go at each other," he said. Bryant was with her 6-year-old daughter on Monday when shots rang out, police said. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. Two people were injured. Information also can be give to Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 800-273-TIPS. Hoping to encourage more witnesses to come forward, Commissioner Michael Broderick asked if the city could add to the $5,000 reward offered by the Florida Sheriffs Association for information leading to arrests. Then our community has to step up right now and we have to come together and identify the folks that perpetrated this crime.. If not,become a subscriberto get the latest breaking news andcrime coverage. This incident marks the second shooting reported in Fort Pierce in one day. The incident happened. Advertisement The shooting happened on Wednesday night in the 1300 block of Juanita Avenue. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. They described it as the end of a great week of festivities honoring Martin Luther King Jr. One person was killed and seven others were shot at a block party packed with more than 1,000 people celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Fort Pierce, Florida, Monday, police said. Many kids were seen with smiles across their faces, said Broderick, who attended a nearby parade with other elected officials before the shooting occurred. CNN One person was killed and seven others were shot at a block party packed with more than 1,000 people celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Fort Pierce, Florida, Monday, police said. According to Chief Deputy Brian Hester, detectives believe Johnson was present during the incident, and he is wanted for questioning. The person of interest in the deadly mass shooting that left a mother dead and 11 others wounded during a Martin Luther King Jr. event in Fort Pierce turned himself in Wednesday. Hed been shot and was pronounced dead by St. Lucie County Fire District officials, Gagliano said. An investigation is underway in Fort Pierce after gunfire rang out on Sunday along Orange Avenue. Donnon said police are making every resource available over the coming weeks and are working with federal and state partners to help. FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Eight people were injured in a shooting at a Martin Luther King Jr. event in Fort Pierce, Florida, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office confirmed to CNN. Second shooting reported in Fort Pierce in one day. "We always talk about how we want to change. Authorities asked anyone with any information to contact a local hotline and warned anyone against protecting anyone involved in the shooting. This appears to be an isolated incident and there's no threat to the community/public at this time, Gagliano said. A shooting which erupted on a packed Martin Luther King Jr Day block party in Florida and left eight people wounded late on Monday was the 30th mass shooting in the US this year, according to. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. near 21st Street and Avenue E. Police responded to the scene and found two people shot in a car. According to Chief Deputy Brian Hester, detectives believe Johnson was present during the incident and he is wanted for questioning. Thats the plea of the St. Lucie County Sherriffs Office, Fort Pierce Police Department and City Commission one day after eight people were shot, and one killed, at Ilous Ellis Park following a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Detectives no longer believe that the shooting was a result of a dispute between two rival gangs, Hester said, but instead involved individuals who are affiliated with gangs. The shooting broke out Monday evening at the Ilous Ellis Park, she said, where the community was celebrating a Martin Luther King Jr. Day car show and "family fun day," according to the city's website. Donnon said investigatorshave not been able to confirm arelationship between the incidents. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 800-273-8477. 2019 GINNY BEAGAN/TCPALM, Vietnam veteran was 'happy soul'; American Legion Post 318 regular, FDLE working on way to give you more detailed info than in past, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Hester also identified the dead victim as 29-year-old Nikkitia Bryant of Fort Pierce. South Florida Sports Headlines Newsletter. More than 1,000 people were in attendance. All our detectives are out right now tracking down leads and talking to people whohave been calling us," Donnon said. FORT PIERCE A 31-year-old Port St. Lucie man died this week after a shooting incident, and police are asking for the publics help in identifying two persons of interest, a Fort Pierce Police lieutenant said Thursday. ILOUS ELLIS PARK SHOOTING UPDATE Chief Deputy Brian Hester provided an update at a press conference this morning on the shooting incident that occurred on Monday afternoon at Ilous Ellis Park. Detectives now believe that the dispute may have also involved individuals who are not affiliated with any gangs. Copyright 2023 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. The other seven who were shot are expected to recover, he said. 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We believe this was not a random act of violence. Advertisement. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC., a Berkshire Hathaway company. The-CNN-Wire & 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Evidence supports this shooting was a dispute between two rival Fort Pierce gangs, Hester said. Indication now is that they were approached from the rear of the house at close range, and both men sustained multiple gunshot wounds," Donnon said. Gagliano said police got video surveillance footage, which they are reviewing. I do believe that theres still opportunity regardless of the fact that obviously the House is under Republican control now, Zeenat Yahya, director of policy for the gun safety group March for Our Lives, said. If not,become a subscriberto get the latest breaking news andcrime coverage. 0:00. Fatal crash victim remembered:Vietnam veteran was 'happy soul'; American Legion Post 318 regular, Upon arrival, officers located a 21-year-old male Fort Pierce resident who had two gunshot wounds," Gagliano said. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. Fort Pierce police are investigating a double shooting Wednesday evening. Hester urged the public to come forward with information that could lead to arrests while also reassuring the community that the Sheriffs Office could protect witnesses who speak up. Let me be very clear. Several survivors were led from the house, the sheriff said. E-mail him at will.greenlee@tcpalm.com. The first shooting occurred earlier in the day. Theyve set up a hotline for any tips from witnesses. Police said the 21-year-old man and a 32-year-old West Palm Beach resident showed up in a white Toyota Camry. Donnon said investigators are looking for a green, four-door Dodge Charger with black wheels that witnesses reported seeing fleeing the area. Within that park, at the conclusion of the party, shots were fired and eight people were shot, and four others were injured as they attempted to flee that chaotic scene, the sheriff said. The. Detectives with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office identified 27-year-old Frederick Lamar Johnson, Jr. as a person of interest in the shooting at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration in Fort Pierce, Florida, on Monday that left one person dead, seven shot and four others injured. A 31-year-old man was struck.