PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A violent repossession confrontation landed a Port St. Lucie man in prison for life.
A St. Lucie County judge on Tuesday sentenced 61-year-old Omar Sueque to life in prison after his conviction for attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, according to court documents from the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Sueque was found guilty by a jury on December 3, 2025, of attempted premeditated first-degree murder and burglary of an occupied conveyance with an assault or battery.
During Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, a judge ordered Sueque to serve a life sentence, with credit for 755 days of time already served. He was immediately taken into custody. Sueque was also convicted of burglary involving an assault or battery connected to the same incident.
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The conviction stems from a January 25, 2024, shooting on Southwest Villanova Road in Port St. Lucie, where police say Sueque shot a 28-year-old repossession agent multiple times during a confrontation. According to the Port St. Lucie, officers responded around 12:20 p.m. after both Sueque and the victim called 911. Investigators said the tow truck driver was attempting to repossess a vehicle from Sueque’s home when Sueque confronted him, punched him, then retrieved a firearm and fired several shots through the tow truck window, striking the victim. The victim survived the shooting.