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3-year-old child shot in the head during road-rage incident

Posted at 10:05 AM, Oct 29, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-29 12:05:21-04

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    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WPTV) — A 3-year-old child is in critical condition after being shot during a road-rage incident in Port St. Lucie overnight.

Port St. Lucie police say the child was a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in a shooting that stemmed from a road-rage incident at approximately 2 a.m. in the 1000 block of SE Bywood Dr. in Port St. Lucie.

According to police, the incident began at the intersection of SE Floresta Drive and SE Prima Vista Boulevard.

The two vehicles involved traveled southbound on Southeast Floresta Drive and turned onto Southeast Bywood Avenue.

A 3-year-old passenger in one vehicle was struck in the head. The child was airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital and is in critical condition.

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