PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — The Port St. Lucie Police Department is clearing up an inaccurate social media post circulating Thursday claiming there was an active shooting near U.S. 1 and Walton Road.
PSLPD said it received no calls for service involving an active shooter. The activity residents may have seen was related to a search warrant executed by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team at a home on Southeast West Dunbrooke Circle as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
While some residents reported hearing gunshots, law enforcement said the sounds were flash-bang devices used during the operation. The yelling heard in the area was officers giving commands to occupants leaving the home…