ST. LUCIE COUNTY — One person is dead and another was in surgery after an attempted murder/suicide involving a husband and wife, St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputies said.

Authorities suspect William Beck, 54, used a .32-caliber gun to shoot his wife Jacqueline Beck, 54, twice - once in the face and once in the chest - before killing himself inside his home in the 8400 block of Fort Walton Boulevard shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. (more…)

A Belle Glade man arrested Wednesday on an attempted murder charge is the latest suspect to land behind bars in connection with two Okeechobee County shootings from early this month.

Ethan Harris, 26, is being held at the Palm Beach County jail without bond.

Harris is accused of shooting Okeechobee County resident Javaris Johnson, 24, in the back as Johnson was riding his three-wheel motorcycle along Front Street at about 11:30 p.m. on July 2, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office.

Jarvis Johnson was able to keep riding until the end of the block, where he veered into an empty lot, Sheriff’s Det. Ted Van Deman said.

A past dispute over rental property prompted the shooting, Van Deman said.
Johnson had been competing against Okeechobee resident Byron Brinkley, 29, over a lease agreement to open up a bar at the corner of Front and Fifth streets, Van Deman said. In the end, Johnson outbid Brinkely.

When Jarvis Johnson’s cousin, Tarrance Pryor, 30, heard that he had been shot at, he went to confront one of Brinkley’s acquaintances, 29-year-old Keith “Ki-Ki” Johnson, Van Deman said. Keith Johnson ended up shooting Pryor with a pistol, Van Deman said.

Keith Johnson fled the scene but was arrested later that night during a traffic stop. Brinkley was also arrested that night on charges of helping Johnson flee.

Harris fled the scene and it took some days before investigators were able to pin him down as a suspect for Jarvis Johnson’s shooting.

Dexter Thompson

Dexter Thompson, 41, was arrested Tuesday and is being held in St. Lucie County jail in lieu of $550,000 bail.

The wife told police she, her two children and their two cousins were leaving her parents’ home in the 10000 block of Southwest Stonegate Drive on Wednesday night when Thompson confronted her.

He had a gun and fired twice at her, grazing her head. The found children ran inside the home when they realized Thompson was armed, they told police. Thompson then fled.

Thompson faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, aggravated battery with a weapon and aggravated assault.

Donald Gayle

The 46-year-old woman told police she and Donald W. Gayle, 56, were in their bedroom in the 2100 block of Idaho Lane late Monday night when Gayle asked her if she had a boyfriend.

The woman said no, then Gayle attacked her with a knife, she said.

Gayle held down her neck with his left hand and made stabbing motions with the knife with his right, the woman reported to police.

Gayle kept telling her he was going to kill her, the woman said.

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Keith Inchierchiere

Keith A. Inchierchiere, 33, told investigators that he had gone to the Cinnamon Tree development off U.S. 1 to talk with Paul R. Kneuer regarding “work issues” between his girlfriend and Kneuer, according to a report from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

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