Two people were arrested after an overnight investigation into the St. Lucie West shooting.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL — Police were searching Sunday for an 18-year-old suspect after two 19-year-old Georgia men were shot inside a white Tesla during a robbery tied to a cell phone deal in St. Lucie West.
The shooting left one victim in grave condition and another expected to recover, police said. Port St. Lucie Police Chief Leo Niemczyk said two people were arrested overnight and a third suspect remained at large after detectives worked through several scenes, search warrants and interviews. The case drew a large police response Saturday evening in a busy shopping area on Northwest St. Lucie West Boulevard.
Police said the shooting happened about 6:36 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Northwest St. Lucie West Boulevard, near the Town Center at St. Lucie West shopping area. The victims were identified as Antoine Myers, 19, and Jermonti Johnson, 19, both of Georgia. Niemczyk said Myers was shot in the head and remained in grave condition Sunday with an outlook that was not good. Johnson was shot in the abdomen and was expected to survive. The men had been visiting the Fort Pierce area before the shooting, police said. Niemczyk said the violence grew out of a business exchange, not a random attack. The suspects were not looking for random victims, he said, describing the case as a deal that went wrong.
The investigation began after officers responded to reports of gunfire in the St. Lucie West commercial district. Police said the two victims had already been taken for treatment at separate hospitals by the time officers were gathering details from the scene. Investigators later said the victims were inside the Tesla when they were shot. Niemczyk said the encounter started at a Walmart in Fort Pierce, where the victims had contacted the suspects by cell phone and asked them to buy and activate phones for them. He said the victims had their own reasons for not wanting the phones in their names, which he described as less than ethical. Police said the suspects chose instead to rob the victims of money and phones.
Police arrested Maratravious Aaron Blue Jr., 19, and Charlett Nylay Key, 18, after tracking a gold Chevrolet Cruze that investigators said was used as the getaway car. Blue was charged with attempted second-degree murder, robbery with a firearm and grand theft, police said. Key, whom police identified as the driver, was charged with robbery with a firearm, obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to attempted murder. Niemczyk said Key drove the suspects from Fort Pierce to Port St. Lucie and away from the shooting scene. Police said Blue had a prior criminal history that included burglary, while Key had no prior criminal history. Court dates and bond details were not immediately clear Sunday.
The suspect still being sought was identified as Norrien Morris Casminski, 18. Police said he was wanted on charges of attempted second-degree murder, robbery with a firearm and grand theft. Niemczyk said Casminski was considered dangerous and possibly armed because the gun used in the shooting had not been recovered. Police said Casminski had a prior criminal history that included burglary, grand theft and violation of probation. The U.S. Marshals Service was assisting in the search, according to police. Niemczyk said marshals were actively working the case and expressed confidence that the search would move quickly. Police did not say Sunday where investigators believed Casminski might be hiding.
The case stretched across multiple locations overnight. Niemczyk said about 16 to 18 detectives worked through the night with about a half dozen crime scene specialists, patrol officers and a SWAT team. Investigators conducted several criminal interviews and executed search warrants as they followed leads from the shooting scene to other locations. The gold Chevrolet Cruze helped lead police to the home of its registered owner, where a search warrant was served and two people were taken to the station for questioning. Police also used drones at the scenes. Niemczyk said drone technology played a major role in moving the investigation forward and has become a key tool in Port St. Lucie investigations.
Police described the shooting as isolated and said there was no evidence that the public had been targeted at random. The shopping area includes major businesses and restaurants, and the shooting brought patrol officers, detectives, K-9 officers and crime scene teams into a highly visible part of St. Lucie West on a Saturday evening. Early police statements said limited details could be released because of the need to protect the investigation. By Sunday afternoon, officials had named the victims, announced two arrests and identified Casminski as the remaining suspect. Niemczyk said the people involved were mostly not Port St. Lucie residents, except for Key, and said the violence was tied to the failed exchange.
The next step in the case centers on finding Casminski and moving the arrested suspects through the court process. Police said the charges against the suspects were connected to the shooting, robbery and stolen property from the failed transaction. Detectives were still working to recover the firearm and continue reviewing evidence from the Tesla, the shopping area, the getaway vehicle and other scenes tied to the case. Officials had not released a full timeline of the victims’ movements from Fort Pierce to Port St. Lucie. They also had not said who fired the gun, beyond naming Casminski as the suspect still wanted in the case.
By Sunday evening, Myers remained in grave condition, Johnson was expected to recover and police were still looking for Casminski. The investigation remained active as Port St. Lucie police and federal marshals worked to locate the remaining suspect.
Author note: Last updated May 3, 2026.