Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) deputies have identified a convicted felon killed in a weekend shooting in Dania Beach as 40-year-old Melvin Presley.
Presley, who had 13 prior convictions in Collier County and was most recently released from prison in November, died after being shot Saturday night following a string of armed robberies outside a 7-Eleven at 800 Stirling Road.
Deputies also identified 19-year-old Justin Kessel as the man injured in the incident. According to BSO, Kessel robbed a man at gunpoint in the parking lot and then held up a store clerk. Witnesses said Kessel ran back toward the robbery victim, who had retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and opened fire, striking Kessel.
BSO said Presley, who was waiting in a gray 2025 Honda CR-V, attempted to run over the victim. The victim fired again, hitting Presley. He drove away but was later found injured in the Honda along Phippen Waiters Road. Presley was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“The investigation into the circumstances of the robbery-turned-shooting remains active and ongoing,” BSO spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis said Monday.
