{"id":347775,"date":"2026-07-21T21:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347775\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T21:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:27:09","slug":"shots-fired-into-fort-pierce-restaurant-during-financial-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347775\/","title":{"rendered":"Shots fired into Fort Pierce restaurant during financial dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPolice say shots were fired into the Sugar and Spice Soul Food Restaurant on Okeechobee Road in Fort Pierce Monday night.  Officers discovered multiple bullet holes at the business and confirmed that five people were inside the restaurant during the shooting.No one was injured.  Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsInvestigators believe the incident may be connected to threatening text messages the business owner received shortly before the gunfire. Police said the texts were related to an ongoing financial dispute.  Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.The Fort Pierce Police Department is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them. No arrests have been announced.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFORT PIERCE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Police say shots were fired into the Sugar and Spice Soul Food Restaurant on Okeechobee Road in Fort Pierce Monday night.  <\/p>\n<p>Officers discovered multiple bullet holes at the business and confirmed that five people were inside the restaurant during the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>No one was injured.  <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Police are investigating a shooting at a Fort Pierce restaurant after multiple shots were fired into the building, possibly linked to threatening texts received by the owner.\" title=\"Shots fired into Fort Pierce restaurant during financial dispute\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/560179b1-adcb-4cad-b2ba-a2ad56e025e5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tHearst OwnedWPBF 25 News\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolice are investigating a shooting at a Fort Pierce restaurant after multiple shots were fired into the building, possibly linked to threatening texts received by the owner.<\/p>\n<p>Your neighborhood: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/local-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Local coverage from WPBF 25 News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe the incident may be connected to threatening text messages the business owner received shortly before the gunfire. Police said the texts were related to an ongoing financial dispute.  <\/p>\n<p>Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/get-wpbf-25-news-on-the-go\/999316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Pierce Police Department is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them. 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