Port St. Lucie - Thursday July 14, 2022: A 43-year old man suffering from apparent multiple "gunshot wounds" was found inside a vehicle Wednesday night in a Port St. Lucie residential neighborhood.
Around 11 p.m. Port St. Lucie Police got a 911 call from a concerned neighbor reporting gunshots in the area of SW Ewing Ave and SW Addie Street.
On arrival Officers found a vehicle in the roadway with the wounded man inside. They immediately began lifesaving measures until a St. Lucie County Fire District ambulance arrived and rushed the man to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The victim was a food delivery driver who had just delivered a food order in the area. In a news release Thursday, Port St. Lucie Police Public Information Officer Sergeant John Dellacroce said "it is not believed at this time (that) the shooting was connected to the victim’s employment."
Two houses were also struck by gunfire, said Sgt. Dellacroce. None of the occupants in either of the homes was injured.
According to a post on the PSL Police Department Facebook page "the facts and circumstances of the shooting" remain under investigation by Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Detectives at 772-871-5001.
Or you can remain anonymous by calling Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-TIPS.