PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Port St. Lucie police have identified the two men shot Monday afternoon in the Tropical East community.
Police say Mark Douglas Golden, 54, and David Walter Gasik, 75, were shot during a neighbor dispute by Paul Maraio, 62, who is also deceased.
WATCH: HOA vice president says suspect received eviction notice in October
Maraio also held a neighbor hostage after shooting the two men. She was identified as 77-year-old Suzanne Rothermel, and WPTV spoke with her on Tuesday about the traumatic experience.
"I'm the luckiest person in the world right now," she told WPTV.
Police responded to the 2700 block of SE Tropical East Circle on Monday after receiving reports of gunfire in the community. Police identified Maraio as the suspect before he ran into Rothermel's home. After releasing her, he reportedly shot himself in her home.
Maraio was pronounced dead just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
WATCH: Woman held hostage in Tropical East community recounts experience
Pat Rinaldo, vice president of the Tropical East HOA, confirmed to WPTV that Golden was treasurer of the HOA, and Gasik was the husband of Jennifer Anderson, the HOA secretary.
Rothermel told WPTV that while she was being held hostage, Maraio said he had just been evicted. Rinaldo confirmed the HOA took action to evict Maraio from his home in October.
Police have not yet said if the eviction played a role in the death of Golden and Gasik.
However, Rinaldo says Golden told her he had many concerning encounters with Maraio over the last few weeks, including some that seemed threatening.
"He'd stand in front of the window where Mark and his partner were eating dinner and show the motion of slitting his throat," she said.
Rinaldo also worried about her safety as HOA vice president.
"Everybody knew in here that he said that if he ever had to leave here, I was the first one he was coming after," she said.
Rinaldo is now mourning her two neighbors, who she says helped people in the community: "I'm going to miss them both."
