STUART — Police are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery that took place overnight.

A 31-year-old woman reported being robbed at gun-point at 1:25 a.m. in the parking lot of Harbor Breeze Apartments in the 1200 block of Palm Beach Road.

The woman told police she was leaving a friend’s apartment along with another friend when a man approached her while she was sitting in her car preparing to leave. The suspect brandished a dark semi-automatic handgun and told her to give him her purse, she said.

The suspect was tall, thin, wearing dark pants, and covered his face and head with a dark shirt.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Stuart Police Department at (772) 220-3906 or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at (800) 273-TIPS.

Keith Hall

STUART — The man who was kicked and punched until he was unconscious during a Sunday night robbery has been identified by police as Martin County resident Keith A. Hall.

Hall, 38, remains on life support in an area hospital, Stuart police spokesman Sgt. Marty Jacobson said.

Hall was robbed outside the Right Way convenience store in the 1800 block of Palm Beach Road at 9:35 p.m.

Witnesses reported to police that Stuart residents James Louis LaForteza, 29, and Kobe Anderson, 15, had beaten the man into unconscious, according to police reports. Both were arrested early Monday morning and now face robbery and attempted murder charges.

James LaForteza

Kobe Anderson

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact Det. Jeff Kittredge at (772) 220-3906.