Deputies responded to a residence in the 2700 block of Essex Drive at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after receiving reports of a person with a gunshot wound. When deputies arrived, they learned a man had shot another man with a rifle. The victim was identified as Andre Leonard Barnes, 66, of Fort Pierce. Barnes was taken to a local hospital, where he died. The suspect in the homicide investigation has been identified as Dale A. Mincey by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office.
Mincey remains in custody on active felony warrants out of Broward County for dealing in stolen property and false verification to a pawn broker. Barnes was an art teacher for St. Lucie Public Schools. The homicide investigation remains active, and detectives continue to work with the State Attorney's Office as evidence is reviewed. Additional charges related to this investigation will be determined as the investigation progresses. The sheriff's office said based on the information developed during the investigation, this remains an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public.