Former HS Star Killed Near Palm Bay High

[OldSchoolLion]

The former Palm Bay High student killed in a shooting at the Sunoco gas station across the street from the school today was a promising football player that had attracted interest from several major schools before he graduated.

Twonnie Pollard, 21, played linebacker and running back for the Pirates from 2013 to his graduation in 2016. A standout player, he was scouted his senior year by several Division I schools and entertained offers from at least seven programs.

He signed with the Iowa Western Community College Reivers in Feburary 2016.

Pollard was known as a explosive ball-carrier, but gained the most attention on defense for his speed and ferocious hits. He was named All-Space Coast Defense and All-District Defense for the 2014-15 season.

 

[OldSchoolLion]

...some additional information.  

The shooting was reported at 2:21 a.m. Friday in the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station at 4000 S. Babcock Street.  Ibrahim Dural was working the register at the 24-hour station, located across from Palm Bay Magnet High School, when 15-20 shots rang out.  He said there were three or four customers inside at the time of the shooting.  The gunfire erupted minutes after the customers walked outside, Dural said.  The station also was the scene of two 2017 shootings — in February and March.   Police said Pollard and the suspect likely knew each other.  They are investigating a series of altercations that took place before Friday's shooting.

[KeemD321]

A sad day for Brevard