SEVERITY. NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED 11. 33, YOU’RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS. AN ARGUMENT SPIRALS INTO A SHOOTING AT PORT PORT ST. LUCIE PUB. >> POLICE SAY A MAN PULLED A HANDGUN AND FIRED 4 SHOTS AT 3 PEOPLE AS THEY RAN AWAY. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HIT, BUT IT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE GUNFIRE THAT POLICE SAY WAS THE MOST RIDICULOUS PART. POLICE SAY THE 44 YEAR-OLD SUSPECT WAS IN A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW MANY EGGS A SINGLE CHICKEN COULD LAY. APPARENTLY THE DEBATE GOT SO HEATED. IT ENDED WITH THE SHOOTING. OFFICIALS SAY THE 3 VICTIMS KNEW EACH
Chicken and egg debate at pub spirals into shots fired in Port St. Lucie
Updated: 1:00 PM EST Nov 6, 2025
Police arrested a man after he was accused of firing a gun at three people at a Port St. Lucie pub early Tuesday morning.Peter Riera, 44, now faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Police say Riera had gotten into an argument with the three victims, whom he had apparently just met. The four were debating how many eggs a single chicken could lay. The discussion turned heated, which they say led to the shooting.Riera fired four shots, all of which missed. No one was injured.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
Police arrested a man after he was accused of firing a gun at three people at a Port St. Lucie pub early Tuesday morning.
Peter Riera, 44, now faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Police say Riera had gotten into an argument with the three victims, whom he had apparently just met. The four were debating how many eggs a single chicken could lay.
The discussion turned heated, which they say led to the shooting.
Riera fired four shots, all of which missed. No one was injured.
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