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Nobil Al-Hameli, a 25-year-old resident of Palm Bay, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 23, 1987, during one of the most harrowing events in the city's history. On that fateful day, a mass shooting occurred at a shopping plaza on Palm Bay Road and Babcock Street. The gunman, William Cruse, a 59-year-old librarian, initiated his rampage by confronting and shooting a young boy on his property. Cruse then proceeded to the shopping plaza, where he began indiscriminately firing at shoppers an ...Read More
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Nobil Al-Hameli
Male
Palm-bay
FL
1987-04-23
25
Nobil
Al-Hameli
11/24/2025
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It's really difficult to read about what happened in Palm Bay back in 1987. I can't stop thinking ab... ...Read More
10/19/2024
10/19/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of law enforcement during the Palm Bay shooting in 1987, e... ...Read More
08/16/2024
08/16/2024
It's been decades since the tragic Palm Bay shooting, but I find myself still wondering about the pe... ...Read More
05/19/2024
05/19/2024
