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Port St. Lucie Cellphone Deal Shooting Turns Deadly as Police Seek Suspected Gunman

Police tie the attack to a planned cellphone deal that became a robbery.

Overview

  • Port St. Lucie police said 19-year-old Antoine Myers died from a gunshot wound to the head after the shopping center shooting.
  • Detectives said the meetup to buy and activate cellphones shifted into an armed robbery linked to the suspects.
  • Officers arrested driver Sharlett Nylav Key, 18, on a robbery charge and arrested Martravious Aaron Blue Jr., 19, on attempted second-degree murder and robbery with a firearm.
  • Police are searching for 18-year-old Norrien Casminski, identified as the shooter and considered armed and dangerous because the weapon has not been found.
  • A second victim, 19-year-old Jermonti Johnson, was shot in the abdomen and is expected to recover, and both teens were visiting from Georgia.