From West Melbourne Police
On January 24th, 2023 at 07:38AM, West Melbourne Officers responded to the area of 145 Palm Bay Rd. due to a report of a man with a rifle walking through the bushes towards the direction of the Pineapple Cove Academy. This action caused great concern and prompted a multi-agency police response involving k9 and aerial support. West Melbourne Police Officers quickly arrived on scene to secure and create a perimeter around the school which was placed on lockdown. After an extensive search of the area, the man was located on Hield Rd and identified as Enrique Christen Martinez (09/03/1997). At the time he was located, he was no longer in possession of the rifle. This generated a secondary search of the surrounding area. The rifle was ultimately located and secured.
