What we know about Port St. Lucie Police Sgt. Erik LeVasseur who was shot during a call
THANK YOU. AND THIS IS THE SECOND OFFICER SHOT ON THE TREASURE COAST IN JUST TEN DAYS. I WANT TO BRING IN NOW OUR RACHEL PERRY, WHO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST REPORTERS HERE ON THE SCENE. RACHEL, WE HEARD FROM THE CHIEF JUST A SHORT TIME AGO ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. JUST THE DAY BEFORE WE BURY ONE OF THE OFFICERS WHO WAS SHOT TEN DAYS AGO. EXACTLY. FELICIA. WE WERE STANDING IN THIS EXACT SPOT JUST ROUGHLY TEN DAYS AGO. AND NOW IT’S THE PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE CHIEF TELLING US THIS IS A DAY ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT DREADS. NOW, JUST AS FELICIA TOLD YOU, WE KNOW SERGEANT ERIC LEVASSEUR WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WHILE RESPONDING TO A CALL TONIGHT. PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE CHIEF LEO NEMZEK TELLS US. SERGEANT LEVASSEUR IS A 27 YEAR VETERAN WITH THE PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF NEMZEK SAYS THIS IS A CALL YOU NEVER WANT TO GET. IT’S A NOTIFICATION THAT YOU JUST DREAD EVERY DAY, BUT IT’S ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND AS A POLICE CHIEF, AS A LEADER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT’S IT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE ALWAYS VERY AWARE OF, AFRAID OF, CONCERNED FOR US. AND THEN IT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, AND REALLY ALL YOU CAN DO IS SAY YOUR PRAYERS AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE BEST SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THAT CAN BE. AND MAKE SURE THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. AND IT’S REALLY NOT MUCH TO THINK ABOUT AT THAT TIME, AS YOU JUST CAN’T. YOU HAVE TO HANDLE BUSINESS. NOW, AGAIN, THE LATEST FROM THE CHIEF IS THAT THE SERGEANT IS IN SURGERY AND WE ARE EXPECTING AN UPDATE FROM HIM AS SOON AS HE’S OUT NOW, FELICIA, IN JUST 12 HOURS OR SO OR SO, THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS LAYING ONE OF THEIR OWN TO REST. I KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE A HARD DAY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ALL ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE TREASURE COAST TONIGHT, AND I’M SURE THERE WILL BE MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REMAINING HERE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WAITING ON WORD ON HOW SERGEANT ERIC LEVASSEUR IS DOING. OF COURSE, OUR COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, FOR YOU WILL HAVE THE LATEST ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS OUR NEWS APP. AND TOMORROW MORNING YOU CAN GET THE
What we know about Port St. Lucie Police Sgt. Erik LeVasseur who was shot during a call
Updated: 11:20 PM EST Dec 1, 2025
The Port St. Lucie Police Department announced Monday night that its Sgt., Erik LeVasseur, was shot in the face while he and five other officers were responding to a call for service.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe incident occurred in the 11000 block of SW Lake Park Drive in the Town Park Community of Tradition.LeVasseur is a 27-year veteran of the Port St. Lucie Police Department.”We are very optimistic for his prognosis,” Port St. Lucie Police Department Chief Leo Niemczyk said of LeVasseur’s condition as of Monday night.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
The Port St. Lucie Police Department announced Monday night that its Sgt., Erik LeVasseur, was shot in the face while he and five other officers were responding to a call for service.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
The incident occurred in the 11000 block of SW Lake Park Drive in the Town Park Community of Tradition.
LeVasseur is a 27-year veteran of the Port St. Lucie Police Department.
“We are very optimistic for his prognosis,” Port St. Lucie Police Department Chief Leo Niemczyk said of LeVasseur’s condition as of Monday night.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.