WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. – Multiple reports of shots fired in West Melbourne early Thursday led up to the arrival of an injured victim at a hospital, as well as an arrest, according to police.
Officers responded just after 1:15 a.m. to the area of Josh Court and Rocket Lane, located in the Reserves of Melbourne apartment complex, where evidence of a shooting was discovered, the West Melbourne Police Department said in a statement.
The victim was identified later when they arrived with non-life-threatening injuries at a hospital, the statement reads, adding police believe the shooting was “an isolated and targeted attack.”
Police said they believe the suspects are two dark-skinned males who were possibly wearing masks. Investigators as of later Thursday morning were said to be interviewing residents in the apartment complex and checking their security cameras, specifically anything that may have been recorded from midnight to 1:30 a.m.
Anyone with relevant video or information is asked to send it to intel@westmelbourne.gov.
Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, the police department confirmed the arrest of Corban Williams, 18, in apparent connection to the shooting. Williams faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, armed burglary of a conveyance and burglary with assault or battery, records show. He’s being held on no bond and was said to be on his way to the Brevard County Jail at the time of the update.
No further details were shared or confirmed at the time of this report.
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