On March 11, 2023, 18-year-old Rondell Brown was shot and killed in unincorporated Melbourne Beach, Florida. Deputies from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call about a shooting at Spessard Holland Park around 6:30 p.m. and initially found a male who was taken to the hospital. As deputies were responding they encountered a vehicle on the Melbourne Causeway whose occupants flagged them down; Rondell Brown, who had been shot, was inside and was later pronounced dead.

Investigators described the shooting as gang-related. Sheriff Wayne Ivey said a truck fled the scene and units from Palm Bay and Melbourne stopped that vehicle; although occupants fled, two people were taken into custody. The sheriff’s homicide and crime-scene units interviewed witnesses and collected evidence as part of the investigation. A memorial service for Rondell Brown, born January 13, 2005, was held March 25, 2023, at the First Church of Christ in Palm Bay.

If anyone has information about the shooting at Spessard Holland Park or the events on the Melbourne Causeway that evening, please share what is known.