8 injured, 1 seriously, during mass shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. event in Fort Pierce

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Police in St. Lucie County are investigating a shooting tonight at a park in Fort Pierce Florida that injured eight people.

FORT PIERCE — St. Lucie County sheriff's detectives are investigating a shooting that left multiple people injured Monday during a Martin Luther King Jr. car show event.Eight adults were shot and four others — one of whom was a child — were injured fleeing the scene, Tonya Woodworth, sheriff's spokesperson, confirmed to TCPalm Monday evening. One of the people shot was seriously injured, she said.

More than 1,000 people were at the event, according to St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Brian Hester. There was at least one shooter involved, Hester said, adding he believes there was more than one shooter.

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