Port St. Lucie sergeant shot in face expected to make ‘very strong recovery’

The Port St. Lucie Police Department gave some encouraging updates Thursday on the condition of a police sergeant shot while on duty Monday night.

Sgt. Erick Levasseur, a 27-year veteran of the agency, was shot twice in the face during a gunfight with an armed suspect in the 11000 block of Southwest Lake Park Drive.

Police Chief Leo Niemczyk said Thursday that Levasseur was flown to an undisclosed medical center to have surgery on both of his eyes…

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