FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Fort Pierce man is facing a first-degree murder charge after investigators say he shot and killed his uncle, a beloved art teacher, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Deputies with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office<\/a> say 41-year-old Dale Andrew Mincey of Fort Pierce was booked on counts of first-degree premeditated murder in connection with the teacher, 66-year-old Andre Leonard Barnes.<\/p>\n Investigators say Mincey shot Barnes with a rifle at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday<\/a> at a home in the 2700 block of Essex Drive before being taken into custody at the scene. St Lucie County Fire District crews arrived shortly after and rendered aid to Barnes before taking him to the hospital, where he later died of his injuries.<\/p>\n The sheriff’s office previously identified Mincey as the suspected shooter. It said he was initially being held on active Broward County<\/a> felony warrants for dealing in stolen property and false verification to a pawn broker. At the same time, detectives worked with the State Attorney’s Office to determine whether additional charges were warranted.<\/p>\n