{"id":309546,"date":"2026-06-16T19:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/309546\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:27:08","slug":"teen-16-bicyclist-shot-in-fort-pierce-dies-after-days-in-icu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/309546\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen, 16, bicyclist shot in Fort Pierce dies after days in ICU"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A teenage boy who was critically injured while riding his bicycle in a shooting died from his injuries on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Fort Pierce Police Department<\/a> said the 16-year-old died after spending several days in the intensive care unit.<\/p>\n

CBS12 previously reported that on the night of Thursday, June 11, detectives with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office <\/a>were traveling east on Avenue N when they heard multiple gunshots. When they approached North 23rd Street, detectives said they saw three boys running in different directions.<\/p>\n

See also: DeSantis signs bills targeting career offenders, gangs and drugs, warns about ‘takeovers’<\/a><\/p>\n

While officers and deputies pursued the suspects, they found the 16-year-old lying on a sidewalk on top of a bicycle with a 9mm pistol and suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. After detectives performed life-saving measures, he was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he underwent surgery.<\/p>\n

Police, deputies, K-9 teams and the sheriff’s aviation unit quickly flooded the area and set up a perimeter.<\/p>\n

Investigators said all three suspects were found within a short time. One was tracked down by a K-9, and another was found hiding inside a recycling bin. Officers also recovered a gun they believe is connected to the case.<\/p>\n

A 16-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting and was booked on charges of attempted homicide, tampering with evidence and unlawful carrying of a firearm by a person under 18.<\/p>\n

The police department said even though officers have made an arrest, the investigation is still active and ongoing. <\/p>\n

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact police at 772-462-6800.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A teenage boy who was critically injured while riding his bicycle in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-309546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309546","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=309546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}