Apartment shooting in Merritt Island
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) - Two apartments and one vehicle were shot into on Tuesday in Merritt Island.
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office says that agents with GAMEOVER Task Force have arrested 27-year-old Antonio Scott of Palm Bay for a shooting that occurred on Tuesday in Merritt Island.
They say that Scott was charged with Attempted First Degree Murder, Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. He is currently being held at the Brevard County Detention Center with no bond.
The investigation is said to have began on Tuesday at about 9:52 p.m. when the sheriff's office received several 911 emergency calls in reference to a shooting that occurred at the Tropical Manor Apartments on Jordan Road in Merritt Island.
When deputies arrived, they say they discovered that two apartments and one vehicle had apparently been shot into during the incident. At the same time they were arriving at the apartment complex, deputies also learned that a male victim, identified as 28-year-old Michael Green Jr., had been dropped off at a nearby fire station with a gunshot wound. The victim claims he had been shot at the Tropical Manor Apartments.
The victim was said to have been transported to a hospital for medical treatment, where his injuries were deemed non-life threatening.
Investigators on scene say they were able to positively identify Antonio Scott as the person who had shot the victim.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call Agent Phillip Urbanetz of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office East Precinct General Crimes Unit at 321-454-6640 or CrimeLine at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).