FORT PIERCE – Fort Pierce Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred on July 5 in the 300 block of South 14th Street in Fort Pierce.
Lawrence Harris Jr., 28, was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant at about 3:43 a.m., outside a home in the 300 block of South 14th Street in Fort Pierce, according to Fort Pierce Police reports.
Officers responded to the address to find a 28-year-old woman who sustained a non-life-threatening injury to her hand and a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Harris was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries on July 7, according to police reports.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the victims were involved in an earlier altercation at a Waffle House restaurant in the 5800 block of Okeechobee Road before returning to their home.
As they arrived home, a man believed to be involved in the previous altercation, approached and opened fire before fleeing the area. The man has not yet been located, according to Fort Pierce Police reports.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Fort Pierce Police Department at 772-462-6800 or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at www.tcwatch.org.