{"id":44171,"date":"2025-11-12T19:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/44171\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:54:11","slug":"police-identify-victims-in-port-st-lucie-double-homicide-suspect-dies-after-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/44171\/","title":{"rendered":"Police identify victims in Port St. Lucie double homicide; suspect dies after standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The names of the two men killed<\/a> in Monday’s double homicide at the Tropical East community in Port St. Lucie were identified. <\/p>\n

The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said Mark Douglas Golden, 54, and David Walter Gasik, 85, both residents of Port St. Lucie, were killed. The suspect, 62-year-old Paul Maraio, died early Tuesday <\/a>after a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a tense standoff.<\/p>\n

Police say the violence began around 3:15 p.m. Monday when Maraio allegedly shot Golden and Gasik in separate homes near SE Tropical Circle. After the shootings, Maraio entered a third residence and held a 77-year-old woman hostage. She was released unharmed after more than two hours of negotiations involving SWAT teams, drones, and crisis negotiators.<\/p>\n

Maraio later barricaded himself and told officers he had shot himself. Drone footage confirmed the injury, and SWAT officers entered to find him critically wounded. He was transported to a hospital but died just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Investigators believe the incident stemmed from an ongoing neighbor dispute, though the exact motive remains under investigation. \u201cSomething just brought our suspect to the edge,\u201d said Police Chief Leo Niemczyk.<\/p>\n

The case remains active, and authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Port St. Lucie Police Department at 772-871-5000.<\/p>\n

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