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2 men injured in shooting in Port St. Lucie hospitalized

A fight over $50 in the front yard of a home led to the shooting, police say
Posted at 1:42 PM, Jan 18, 2024
and last updated 2024-01-18 17:43:20-05

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Port St. Lucie police a shooting that wounded two men in a residential neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

The shooting was reported at around 1 p.m. and happened in the 200 block of Southwest Ridgecrest Drive.

Police said a fight over $50 in the front yard of the home led to the shooting. According to police, one of the men pulled out a gun from his car and ended up shooting himself in the hand. The other man was shot in the foot, police said.

"We don't know if it was intentional or accidental discharge at this time," Port St. Lucie Police Chief Richard Del Toro said. "We're reviewing that right now, doing interviews at the hospital."

The men were taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Port St. Lucie police said.

Police said one shot was fired and the incident was captured on surveillance video. There is no other threat to the community.

The shooting is under investigation.