Florida sheriff mourns 'really great' deputy killed during traffic stop; suspect later killed

A south Florida community is mourning the loss of a deputy who was killed in the line of duty Sunday afternoon.

Charlotte County Cpl. Elio Diaz was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop Sunday afternoon, Sheriff Bill Prummell said in an evening news conference.

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.

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