BREAKING NEWS Charlotte County Deputy killed in the line of duty

Charlotte County Deputy killed in the line of duty

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According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, a Charlotte County deputy was shot and killed shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities said Elio Diaz was shot and killed after a traffic stop at a Chevron gas station across from the Sunseeker in Charlotte Harbor when Andrew Mosytn pulled out a rifle and opened fire on Diaz.

Deputies located Mosytn near a Popeyes on Kings Highway. Mostyn grabbed for a rifle, and deputies fatally shot him.

In an X post on Sunday evening, Senator Rick Scott said that he is “Devastated to hear of the passing of a Charlotte County deputy tonight.”

Sheriff Prummell addressed the media on Sunday evening regarding the shootings.

This follows a large law enforcement presence in Charlotte County on Sunday afternoon.

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