The St. Lucie County School District has partnered with the Fort Pierce Police Department to bring in advocates at any schools where there is a need following a mass shooting.
A 29-year-old woman was spending Martin Luther King Jr. Day with her daughter at Ilous Ellis Park in Fort Pierce when she was killed in a shooting between rival gangs, her brothers tell WPTV.
8 shot, 1 critically injured in the shooting at Ilous Ellis Park. Four others were hurt in the chaos after shots were fired, including a child. Officials say more than 1, 000 were at the MLK Car Show & Family Fun Day.
The shooting occurred at Ilous Ellis Park at 5:20 p.m. during an MLK Car Show and Family Fun Day, which the sheriff's office said was attended by more than 1,000 people, WPBF-TV reported.