WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS. THE PORT SAINT LUCIE OFFICER, WHO WAS SHOT IN THE FACE LAST MONTH, IS NOW OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. THE PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT, POSTING THIS PHOTOGRAPH ON FACEBOOK. IT SHOWS SERGEANT ERIC LEVASSEUR WALKING OUT OF HCA FLORIDA LONGWOOD HOSPITAL YESTERDAY WITH HIS WIFE BY HIS SIDE. SO GOOD TO SEE THAT A SUSPECT SHOT SERGEANT LEVASSEUR IN THE FACE BACK ON DECEMBER 1ST WHILE RESPONDING TO A CALL IN THE TOWN PARK COMMUNITY. IN TRADITION
Port St. Lucie officer shot in the face leaves hospital after monthlong recovery
Updated: 4:17 PM EST Jan 8, 2026
After more than a month, a Port St. Lucie Police Department officer who was shot twice in the face is out of the hospital.The police department announced Thursday that Sgt. Erik Levasseur was released from the hospital on Wednesday.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsLevasseur was surrounded by his wife, colleagues from the police department and medical professionals from HCA Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce.Sgt. Levasseur was with five other officers when he was shot Dec. 1, 2025, during a call for service in the Town Park Community of Tradition.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.The suspect was shot and killed at the scene. Since the incident, Levasseur underwent several surgeries to his face and eyes.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. —
After more than a month, a Port St. Lucie Police Department officer who was shot twice in the face is out of the hospital.
The police department announced Thursday that Sgt. Erik Levasseur was released from the hospital on Wednesday.
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Port St. Lucie Police Department
Sgt. Erik Levasseur (left) of the Port St. Lucie Police Department has been released from the hospital after being shot in the face during a December incident.
Levasseur was surrounded by his wife, colleagues from the police department and medical professionals from HCA Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce.
Sgt. Levasseur was with five other officers when he was shot Dec. 1, 2025, during a call for service in the Town Park Community of Tradition.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The suspect was shot and killed at the scene. Since the incident, Levasseur underwent several surgeries to his face and eyes.