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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Port St. Lucie Police Chief Leo Niemczyk provided more details Thursday morning on what led to the double homicide in the Tropical East community earlier this week.

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Police say Mark Douglas Golden, 54, and David Walter Gasik, 75, were shot during a neighbor dispute by Paul Maraio, 62, who then turned the gun on himself and died from his injuries.

Maraio also held a neighbor, identified as 77-year-old Suzanne Rothermel , hostage for almost three hours after killing the two men.

Chief Niemczyk said the motive appears tied to a civil dispute with the Tropical East HOA board, where Golden served as treasurer and Gasik’s wife was the secretary. Howeve

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