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Cocoa Police Search for Suspect Who Shot at Youth Football Coach at Don Stradley Memorial Park

By  //  August 3, 2023

Cocoa police are investigating a shooting that took place on Tuesday after a man opened fire on a youth football coach at Don Stradley Memorial Park.

BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA, FLORIDA – Cocoa police are investigating a shooting that took place on Tuesday after a man opened fire on a youth football coach at Don Stradley Memorial Park.

Authorities say they are still looking for the suspect who carried out the shooting.

Police say the coach was at the park for a youth football practice when he tried to defend a woman he saw being punched around 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to Cocoa Police, the incident started when a suspect at the park began hitting his ex-girlfriend. The suspect left the scene, only to retrieve a gun.

“At that point, guns were brought into the equation here, suspect fired, coach fired, there was an exchange of gunfire and the suspect fled,” said Yvonne Martinez of the Cocoa Police Department.

“Fortunately, in this case, nobody was injured. So, we’ve identified the individual involved.”