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Sergeant Gary Morales, 35, was killed during a routine traffic stop on February 28, 2013, on Naylor Terrace in Fort Pierce, Florida. Morales, a 13-year veteran of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, was found dead inside his patrol car, still belted to his seat, after the suspect exited a vehicle and opened fire. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head, neck, and arm and did not fire his weapon.

The shooter, Eriese Tisdale, 25 at the time, was apprehended soon after when a deputy forced his car off the road; security footage from a nearby business recorded the arrest. Tisdale was charged with first-degree murder of a police officer and other felonies, with prosecutors saying the shooting occurred as Tisdale sought to avoid arrest during the traffic stop.

Morales is survived by his wife Holly and their two daughters, and by his parents and brothers, who attended court proceedings. Did anyone in the Fort Pierce area see the traffic stop or the vehicles involved that day?