COCOA, Fla. – A former Cocoa High School football player was killed in a shooting on Merritt Island, authorities said. According to investigators, the shooting occurred at the Courtenay Palms Apartments Wednesday evening during an alleged dispute over a gambling debt. Collins was a 2020 graduate at Cocoa High School and was a player on the Tiger football team. A spokesperson said Collins was a student athlete at Merritt Island High before he attended Cocoa High. Our hearts go out to his family, his teammates, fellow classmates and the staff at both Cocoa High and Merritt Island High,” the statement read.