Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Brevard County Deputy shot, killed during traffic stop

Deputy shot, killed during traffic stop

Orlando Sentinel
1:11 p.m. EST, March 6, 2012

A Brevard County deputy sheriff was fatally shot today in Melbourne during a traffic stop.

The shooting happened just before noon after the deputy pulled over a vehicle connected to a theft report, a spokesman for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said.

Two people are in custody.
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Brevard sheriff calls deputy's death 'our worst nightmare'

Orlando Sentinel
4:31 p.m. EST, March 6, 2012

Flanked by more than a dozen law enforcement officers, Brevard County Sheriff Jack Parker told reporters on Tuesday that "our worst nightmare has come true."

Deputy Sheriff Barbara Pill was fatally shot in Melbourne while conducting a traffic stop involving a violent felon who was suspected in a recent theft, Parker said in a televised press conference.
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