MELBOURNE, Fla. – Police are working to determine if two shootings Saturday in Melbourne, which altogether left a man dead and two others in critical condition, were connected.
Officers responded at 3:25 p.m. to the 900 block of Camphor Way, where it was reported an unknown male exited a light-colored car before shooting at two people in the driveway of a home, according to a news release from the Melbourne Police Department. The car left the area and one of the two people who were shot at — so far described only as a man — was hospitalized in critical condition, the release states.
At 7:24 p.m., while officers were still at the scene on Camphor Way, Melbourne police responded to reports of gunfire at the entrance to Eddie Taylor Park along Monroe Street.
Large crowds gathered at the park had begun to run away in different directions, police said. While most there were in the park to watch youth football games, investigators believe many others were in the area following the funeral of Craig Dewberry, who the release states was murdered on Sept. 10 at the Tip Top Mini Market.
Two men had been shot at the park, police said. One of them, who was taken to the hospital in someone’s car, was in critical condition at last check, according to the release. The other, found in the parking lot and taken to the hospital in an ambulance, was pronounced dead upon arrival, the release states.
Anyone with information about either shooting is urged to call the police department at 321-608-6731, or Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
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