From the Melbourne Police Department:
JUNE 30TH, 2023 RELEASED BY: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION MP230031707
SHOOTING – (UPDATE)
On May 6th, 2023, at 1:23 a.m., Melbourne Police Officers responded to the 800 block of E. New Haven Ave. in reference to a shooting. The downtown nightclubs were open and there were many people in the area. A fight broke out in the street which led to unknown person(s) shooting at each other. As officers arrived on the scene, they encountered a large crowd and located a crime scene, however, no victims were located. A short
time later, officers were dispatched to Holmes Regional Medical Center as three males with gunshot injuries were brought there for medical treatment.
As officers converged on the hospital, a car dropping off one victim was stopped by the police; however, two males inside the car, who were not injured, fled on foot. Officers gave chase and were able to arrest them both for resisting an officer. Other than dropping off a victim at the hospital, it is unclear at this time as to the extent of their involvement in the shooting.