First responders at scene of shooting in Port St. Lucie
UP. THAT’S IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. GLENN. THANK YOU. WELL, NEW DETAILS TONIGHT IN A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. IT STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN INVESTIGATORS WERE CALLED TO A HOUSE FIRE IN THE 600 BLOCK OF SOUTH MARKET AVENUE. THEY FOUND THE BODY OF 51 YEAR OLD ANTOINE DANIELS INSIDE. HIS DEATH HAS BEEN RULED A HOMICIDE. REPORTER RACHEL PERRY HAS THE LATEST FROM THE SHERIFF. FRIDAY NIGHT, SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF INVESTIGATORS AND FIRE CREWS RESPONDING TO THIS HOME ON SOUTH MARKET AVENUE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BODY INSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE. THAT WAS DECEASED, AND ONE OF THE BEDROOMS. SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD DEL TORO SAYS THE BODY WAS 51 YEAR OLD ANTOINE DANIELS, AND INITIALLY THEY BELIEVED HE’D BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. BUT THAT TURNED OUT TO BE NOT THE CASE. AFTER THE MEDICAL EXAMINER DID THEIR INVESTIGATION. THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE HEAD, ALONG WITH SMOKE INHALATION. WITNESSES TOLD INVESTIGATORS THEY SAW SOMEONE RUNNING FROM THE SCENE, BUT NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. WE DO BELIEVE HE MIGHT HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT PRIOR TO. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ALTERCATION AT THE RESIDENCE THAT RESULTED IN HIM BEING KILLED. AS FOR HOW THIS HOME CAUGHT FIRE, THE SHERIFF SAYS THAT’S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. BUT THEY DO BELIEVE WHOEVER KILLED THE VICTIM ALSO STARTED THE FIRE. THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, TV WHERE YOU SOLVE THESE THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, TWO HOURS, YOU KNOW, ON A TV SHOW. IT JUST TAKES A LONG TIME. OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD. IT’S ALL HANDS ON DECK. EVERYBODY’S OUT THERE, LIKE I SAID, BEATING THE BUSHES, MAKING SURE NOT LEAVING ANY STONE UNTURNED. AND I’M VERY CONFIDENT IN THE START TO THIS CASE RIGHT NOW IN
Video above: Fire turns to homicide investigation in St. Lucie County; victim identifiedFirst responders are at the scene of a shooting. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsAccording to a spokesperson with St. Lucie County Fire Rescue, it has responded to a shooting in Port St. Lucie on Monday night.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
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Video above: Fire turns to homicide investigation in St. Lucie County; victim identified
First responders are at the scene of a shooting.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
According to a spokesperson with St. Lucie County Fire Rescue, it has responded to a shooting in Port St. Lucie on Monday night.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.