 Sara-Nicole Morales | |
| Date | November 20, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Time | 5:19 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
| Location | Orange City, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 28°57′32″N 81°17′09″W / 28.9588°N 81.2858°W |
| Type | Shooting following road rage incident |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Charges | None - shooting was found to be justifiable homicide |
Sara-Nicole Morales (April 7, 1986 – November 20, 2021)[1] was shot and killed in the front yard[2] of her mother's house in Orange City, Florida, United States. While returning home from her job at a Volusia County library, she had become embroiled in a road rage incident with a local motorcyclist, during which she had intentionally struck his vehicle with hers, an act witnessed by two nearby motorists. The three notified police and followed her to the house, where she confronted them with her fiancé's pistol. The motorcyclist drew his own gun and shot her five times.[3]
Morales, who was reported by her mother to be five months pregnant, was pronounced dead following arrival at a nearby hospital. The shooter, who had a concealed carry permit, was taken into police custody and released pending the investigation. Authorities were unable to confirm her pregnancy during the autopsy.[4] Four months later the local prosecutor's office announced it had found the shooting justified as self-defense and would not be filing charges.
- ^ "Incident Report 210003581". Orange City Police Department. November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via DocumentCloud.
- ^ "Motorcyclist who shot, killed Orange City librarian will not be charged, prosecutors say". WESH. March 9, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Fernandez, Frank (January 25, 2022). "Biker says Volusia library worker pointed gun at him before she was fatally shot; witnesses say she waved gun". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Springer, Mike (November 24, 2021). "Police release 911 calls from shooting of Volusia library assistant after hit-and-run crash". WFTV Channel 9. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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