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Family, friends of food delivery driver killed in Port St. Lucie plead for answers

Roberto Peigne fatally shot in July
Friend makes plea for Roberto Peigne
Posted at 6:02 PM, Aug 30, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-31 08:21:14-04

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Family and friends are calling for answers after their loved one was shot and killed while delivering food in Port St. Lucie.

Roberto Peigne, 43, was delivering food through his wife's DoorDash account when he was killed near Southwest Ewing Avenue and Southwest Addie Street on the evening of July 13.

Loved ones said Paigne was a doctor from Haiti and was waiting for his medical license in the U.S. His wife had just given birth to a baby girl.

More than a month later, the family still doesn't know who shot Peigne or why.

"This is unimaginable for someone who's looking for a better life for his family and escaping the horrors in Haiti and this happens," family friend Shirley Cadet said. "'Why him' is the question that you want to ask."

Friend makes plea for Roberto Peigne
Shirley Cadet stands with friends of Roberto Peigne, who was shot and killed after making a food delivery in Port St. Lucie. Peigne was using his wife's DoorDash account at the time.

Cadet said family and friends are hopeful and will not give up.

"We know we will have closure with the grace of God with finding his killers," she added. "We are definitely here to find answers and to put closure to this tragic accident."

Loved ones are calling the community to come forward with any answers.

"This person is still at large, probably trying to find his next victim," Philippe Alexander, a friend who used to go to church with Peigne, said.

Port St. Lucie police said they are investigating and ask anyone with information to call Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 800-273-TIPS.