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A Traffic Stop, a Rifle, and the Irreplaceable Loss of Sergeant Elio Diaz

Sergeant Elio Diaz, Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, End of Watch 2024-12-15

On December 15, 2024, Charlotte County lost Sergeant Elio Diaz to gunfire during a traffic stop in Charlotte Harbor. He was 40 years old. What began as an encounter in the course of public service ended with a rifle being raised, shots fired, and a life that could never be returned to the people and colleagues who depended on him. Sergeant Diaz was transported to ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte, where he succumbed… Read more