ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Lucie County sheriff said detectives are searching for a "reckless" person who fired at least 10 shots into a mobile home, hitting a 67-year-old mother while she was inside with her three children.
Sheriff Keith Pearson told WPTV the shooting happened late Monday night in the Windsong Mobile Village, located in the 3200 block of South 7th Street near Fort Pierce.
Pearson said the woman was in her bedroom, likely sleeping, when a gunman fired nearly a dozen shots into the trailer, striking her once. She was also injured by bullet fragments.
A family member took her to the hospital where she is in stable condition. The sheriff's office said she has non-life-threatening injuries.
There were three children, ages 17, 18 and 21, inside the home during the shooting, but they weren't hurt.
Pearson said this was likely a targeted shooting because only one home was struck by gunfire, but they don't think she was the intended target.
Investigators said they don't believe the shooting was domestic-related.
The sheriff said a team of investigators is canvassing the neighborhood, putting a timeline together, and looking for surveillance video to find the gunman that Pearson described as "reckless."
If you have any information that can help detectives, call the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-8477.
