Deputy Sheriff Barbara Ann Pill, 53, was fatally shot on March 6, 2012, in Melbourne, Florida, during a traffic stop near John Rodes Boulevard and Elena Way. The vehicle she had stopped was connected to a stolen-property report from a local motel. As she approached and instructed the driver to exit, the driver opened fire, striking her multiple times. She was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center but died of her wounds.

Responding deputies, Melbourne police officers, and Florida troopers pursued the vehicle until it crashed on Turtlemound Road; both a male and a female suspect were taken into custody shortly afterward. Deputy Pill had served 30 years in law enforcement, including 15 years with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, and is survived by a husband, two sons who are also in law enforcement, and a grandchild.

Does anyone have memories of Deputy Pill or information about that night that could help complete the record?