
Florida sheriff mourns 'really great' deputy killed during traffic stop; suspect later killed
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Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Elio Diaz was shot and killed Sunday afternoon while conducting a traffic stop at a Chevron gas station in Charlotte Harbor, Florida.
Limited details were available, but Prummell said Diaz was making a stop on a white pickup truck at a Chevron gas station across from the Sunseeker Resort in Charlotte Harbor.
During the stop, the suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Andrew Mostyn Jr., pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz, according to the sheriff. The deputy was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died.
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