MELBOURNE, Fla. — A 19-year-old Palm Bay man has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in Melbourne. Police say Nathaniel Bernard Jennings was discovered unresponsive with a gunshot wound near Vernon Place and East New Haven Avenue at approximately 1:51 a.m. Despite life-saving efforts from officers and Melbourne Fire Rescue, Jennings was pronounced dead at the scene.
Following a swift investigation by the Melbourne Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, detectives identified a suspect and established probable cause to arrest 24-year-old Stephan Dieujuste in connection with the shooting. He was taken into custody without incident and formally charged with manslaughter. Dieujuste has since been remanded to the Brevard County Jail Complex.
