{"id":107804,"date":"2026-01-06T17:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/107804\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:43:16","slug":"gunfire-leads-to-arrest-of-two-teens-with-a-gun-reported-stolen-in-fort-pierce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/107804\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunfire leads to arrest of two teens with a gun reported stolen in Fort Pierce"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Gunfire around 2 a.m. Tuesday led deputies to a traffic stop that uncovered a stolen gun, shell casings, and two 18-year-olds now facing felony charges.<\/p>\n

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputies patrolling the area of Collins Park area reported hearing gunshots around 1:45 a.m. and canvassed the area.<\/p>\n

Deputies say a vehicle seen leaving the vicinity was stopped, and a subsequent search revealed spent shell casings on the floorboard and a loaded firearm in the car.<\/p>\n

A records check of the gun’s serial number revealed the gun had been stolen from Jacksonville. Deputies say the suspect, 18-year-old Andy Marin-Ortiz of Fort Pierce, showed the deputy a video of his gun discharging inside his vehicle toward the ground.<\/p>\n

See also: Crash on I-95 South in Palm Beach County causes morning delays<\/a><\/p>\n

Marin-Ortiz was subsequently booked on counts of discharging a firearm from a vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a stolen firearm.<\/p>\n

The investigation also revealed that there was a second occupant of the vehicle, 18-year-old Joel Macias Lozano of Fort Pierce, who allegedly discharged the firearm from the car earlier that night.<\/p>\n

Lozano was also booked on counts of discharging a firearm from a vehicle.<\/p>\n

“The St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office reminds the public that firearm ownership carries a serious responsibility,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a post to Facebook. “Reckless and unlawful use of a firearm endangers lives and will not be tolerated. Responsible gun ownership requires sound judgment, respect for the law, and a commitment to public safety.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Gunfire around 2 a.m. Tuesday led deputies to a traffic stop that uncovered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107805,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[692,3037,55215,3886,24156,171,173,172,1402,32288,4940],"class_list":["post-107804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-arrest","tag-felony-charges","tag-firearm-safety","tag-fort-pierce","tag-gunfire","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news","tag-st-lucie-county","tag-stolen-gun","tag-teens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}