A young driver who was shot while behind the wheel late Sunday afternoon nearly crashed into the nearby Stuart Police Department headquarters, seeking medical attention.
At around 5 p.m., an unknown suspect shot Martin Luther King Jr. in the 300 block of Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from a moving vehicle onto the victim’s car, police said in a statement.
The injured victim then managed to drive about half a mile east, up to the police station entrance at 830 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Stuart police posted on Facebook a photo of a white Chevrolet Cruze leaning against the front doors of the building. The sedan’s rear window had an apparent bullet hole on the driver’s side.
Police indicated that the victim was a young man, but did not state his age. He was treated at and discharged from an undisclosed hospital.
Additional details were not immediately available. Anonymous tipsters can reach the Stuart Police Department at 772-600-1248.
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This article originally appeared in Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida Shooting: Victim Nearly Crashes into Stuart Police Department
