Stuart - Friday July 15, 2022: An 18 year old teenager was shot and killed Wednesday night in Stuart.
At 8:34 pm July 13, Stuart Police Detectives responded to a reported shooting in the 600 block of Southeast Tenth Street in east Stuart. On arrival they found a young man suffering from "gunshot wounds".
The officers "applied a tourniquet to stop bleeding from an extremity," said Stuart Police Chief Joseph Tumminelli in a post on the Department's Facebook page. THe Chief went on to state:
"Between 8:36pm and 8:41pm the They packed abdominal wounds, all while being frantically yelled and screamed at by bystanders. Family members were present and were asked to keep the victim still so the wounds could be packed and the bleeding could be controlled."
"At approximately 8:45 Fire Rescue arrived and removed the victim from the scene and awaited a helicopter to land in Guy Davis Field so the victim could be flown to a trauma center. This is protocol in serious injury case’s especially, gunshot wounds."
The teen was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Chief's personal comments were prompted by what he called "untrue" social media posts about the shooting.
As of Saturday he said detectives "are still hunting for this murderer" and he praised them for "working long hours" and investigating "many leads to bring justice for this young man."
Anyone with information about the killing to call Detective Sergeant David Duran at 772-220-3925.
If you want to remain anonymous call Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-TIPS.
