Incident

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8-20-2023 Florida Port Saint Lucie 1-1

Location

August 20, 2023

100 block of SW Fernleaf Trail
Port Saint Lucie, Florida

Participants

Type: Victim
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 78
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Suicide^
Attempted Murder/Suicide (one variable unsuccessful)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
Domestic Violence

Notes

Shot family member, barricaded, shot self

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://cbs12.com/news/local/78-year-old-man-in-hospital-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-barricaded-himself-inside-bedroom-home-family-member-minor-injuries-port-st-lucie-swat-team-port-st-lucie-police-department-florida-august-20-2023#

URL: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2023/08/21/port-st-lucie-barricaded-suspect-dead-after-self-inflicted-gunshot/70641104007/

District

Congressional District: 21
State Senate District: 31
State House District: 85