MELBOURNE, Fla. — A Palm Bay man is accused of shooting a killing a 52-year-old Melbourne man on Saturday.
Melbourne police said the shooting happened on Race Street around 6:45 a.m. on July 22. When officers arrived, they said they found Derric West, of Melbourne, in the street with multiple gunshot wounds.
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West later died at a nearby hospital.
Police said they identified Michael Hunter, 61, of Palm Bay, as the lone suspect in the shooting.
He was arrested on Monday around 7 p.m.
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Police said Hunter is charged with second-degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Police are asking anyone with information on the shooting to call the Melbourne Police Department at 321-608-6731 to speak with a detective or call Central Florida Crime Line at 800-423-TIPS (8477).
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