Teen shoots himself during altercation outside McDonalds on April 13 in Port St. Lucie, police say | St. Lucie County

PORT ST. LUCIE – A 16-year-old Port St. Lucie boy is recovering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound from an incident near McDonald’s, 3199 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie on April 13, according to Port St. Lucie Police reports.

The teenager apparently shot himself during an altercation involving several people at McDonald’s as he reportedly attempted to confront another juvenile who was riding an E-Bike in the area at about 9 p.m., according to police reports.

Only one bullet was fired by the teenager into his right leg near the groin and going out through his foot, Officer Brittany McNally said. No other shots were fired, she said.

The teenager was taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce with non-life threatening injuries. He was subsequently arrested and charged with robbery with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a minor and violation of probation. He was taken to the St. Lucie Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Fort Pierce, according to police reports.

Although initial reports led officers to believe that the boy was shot by people at the restaurant, investigators subsequently learned that the boy shot himself during an altercation involving several people outside the restaurant, according to police reports. A Smith & Wesson pistol and two magazines were recovered from the area, according to police reports.

The teenager and two men – later identified as Andre Omar Reid and Ed Molinsky Cesar – tried to take the E-Bike, according to police reports. Reid and Cesar, both 18 and both of Port St. Lucie, were arrested and charged with tampering with evidence. Reid also was charged with robbery with a firearm and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. They were taken to the St. Lucie County Jail.

Reid is being held on no bond as of April 14 for tampering with evidence, robbery with a firearm and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to jail records. Cesar is being held on a $2,500 bond as of April 14 on the singular charge of tampering with evidence, according to jail records.