66-year-old man dead after fatal St. Lucie County shooting; suspect in custody

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in Tuesday afternoon’s shooting on Essex Drive as Andre Leonard Barnes, 66, of Fort Pierce.

Deputies responded around 3:30 p.m. to a home in the 2700 block of Essex Drive after receiving reports of a person with a gunshot wound. When deputies arrived, they learned an adult man had shot another adult man with a rifle.

Deputies took the suspect into custody and began providing emergency medical care to Barnes until St. Lucie County Fire District personnel arrived. Barnes was then taken to a local hospital, where he died…

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