FORT PIERCE – A contingent of law enforcement agencies escorted Sgt. Erik LaVasseur, recuperating from surgery to both eyes following a shooting incident on Dec. 1, to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital on Dec. 5.
LaVasseur, 55, had undergone surgery at a trauma center to remove shrapnel from both eyes on Dec. 3. Police have not confirmed the location of the surgery, but other reports have it as Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
Agencies which escorted LaVasseur to Lawnwood were Port St. Lucie Police; St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office; Florida Highway Patrol; Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office; Broward County Sheriff’s Office; and Martin County Sheriff’s Office…