Police: Man fires at ex-girlfriend, friend before being shot by himself

A Lake Worth man is in the hospital in critical condition Thursday after he shot at his ex-girlfriend and her friend in a parking lot before one of the victims returned fire, striking him in the chest, according to police.

Boynton Beach police respond to shooting near Quantum Boulevard

Frisner St. Cyr, 44, of Lake Worth, faces multiple felony charges including attempted first-degree murder with a firearm after the Wednesday evening shooting at 2244 N. Congress Ave., the Boynton Beach Police Department said.

What happened in the Boynton Beach parking lot

Police responded to reports of shots fired around 6:55 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot near an LA Fitness gym. Officers found St. Cyr suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest and multiple spent shell casings scattered throughout the area.

According to an arrest report, St. Cyr drove his black Cadillac to the parking lot where his ex-girlfriend worked and used the vehicle to block her friend’s car. The woman’s car was parked right next to her friend’s car.

St. Cyr exited his vehicle with a firearm and immediately began shooting at the two victims, the arrest report said. He fired multiple rounds through the Honda’s windshield, leaving a visible defect in the driver’s side of the windshield…

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