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5, including 3 teens, injured in shooting in Fort Pierce

The victims range in age from 15 to 20, three of them being teens, police say
Posted at 11:34 AM, May 25, 2024

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Fort Pierce police are investigating a shooting that injured five people, including three teenagers.

The shooting happened at around 12:23 a.m. Saturday on the 1800 block of Avenue G.

It's the same community where another two shootings happened in the last week.

Fort Pierce police said in a Facebook post, a gathering was taking place in an open area, when five victims were wounded by gunfire.

All received non-life-threatening injuries and were treated at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, police said.

According to police, the victims range in age from 15 to 20 years old, with three of them being teenagers.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact Detective Michael Dini at 772-979-1404 or mdini@fppd.org. To remain anonymous, call Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-(800)-273-8477.