MELBOURNE, Fla. – A man was killed early Friday in a shooting at a Melbourne gas station, police said.
The shooting was reported about 2 a.m. at the Sunoco gas station at 4000 S. Babcock St., across from Palm Bay Magnet High School, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
The man, identified Friday afternoon as 21-year-old Twonnie Pollard, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
Ibrihim Dural, 62, was working the register at the 24-hour gas station when shots rang out.
“I laid down. I didn’t know where they came from,” Dural said.
He said he heard about 15 to 20 shots and called 911 from behind the register.
He said his car was shot as well.
Crime scene technicians were checking the animal hospital grounds next door with metal detectors.
No arrests have been made in the incident and the shooter has not been identified, according to Melbourne police Sgt. John Chapman.
Police said the vehicle of interest in the shooting is a 2010-2014 silver Nissan Altima with front end damage and a missing side mirror.
Melbourne Police Department officials are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call 321-608-8477 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).