Deputy Sheriff Barbara Pill was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle near the intersection of John Rodes Boulevard and Estates Lane, in Melbourne, shortly before 11:15 am.
The vehicle was wanted in connection with a stolen property call from a local motel. As Deputy Pill made contact with the driver and ordered him out of the vehicle he opened fire on her, striking her multiple times. Responding deputies, Melbourne police officers, and Florida troopers chased the vehicle a short distance until it crashed on Turtlemound Road. A male and female subject in the vehicle were taken into custody and face charges in connection with Deputy Pill's murder.
Deputy Pill was transported to the Holmes Regional Medical Center where she succumbed to the gunshot wound.
Deputy Pill had served with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for 15 years. She is survived by her two sons, who also serve in law enforcement, and grandchild.
Read more: http://direct.odmp.org/officer/21204-deputy-sheriff-barbara-pill#ixzz1oNEi2PQr
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She had given 30 years of her life to law enforcement, in which the last 15 years were spent in the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Previously she worked for the Miami-Dade County Police Department.
Barbara Ann Pill was a not only a highly decorated law enforcement officer, but she was also involved in several organizations in her community and loved working with young people.
The vehicle was wanted in connection with a stolen property call from a local motel. As Deputy Pill made contact with the driver and ordered him out of the vehicle he opened fire on her, striking her multiple times. Responding deputies, Melbourne police officers, and Florida troopers chased the vehicle a short distance until it crashed on Turtlemound Road. A male and female subject in the vehicle were taken into custody and face charges in connection with Deputy Pill's murder.
Deputy Pill was transported to the Holmes Regional Medical Center where she succumbed to the gunshot wound.
Deputy Pill had served with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for 15 years. She is survived by her two sons, who also serve in law enforcement, and grandchild.
Read more: http://direct.odmp.org/officer/21204-deputy-sheriff-barbara-pill#ixzz1oNEi2PQr
Additional information provided by Gerrys_1grl
She had given 30 years of her life to law enforcement, in which the last 15 years were spent in the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Previously she worked for the Miami-Dade County Police Department.
Barbara Ann Pill was a not only a highly decorated law enforcement officer, but she was also involved in several organizations in her community and loved working with young people.
Deputy Sheriff Barbara Pill was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle near the intersection of John Rodes Boulevard and Estates Lane, in Melbourne, shortly before 11:15 am.
The vehicle was wanted in connection with a stolen property call from a local motel. As Deputy Pill made contact with the driver and ordered him out of the vehicle he opened fire on her, striking her multiple times. Responding deputies, Melbourne police officers, and Florida troopers chased the vehicle a short distance until it crashed on Turtlemound Road. A male and female subject in the vehicle were taken into custody and face charges in connection with Deputy Pill's murder.
Deputy Pill was transported to the Holmes Regional Medical Center where she succumbed to the gunshot wound.
Deputy Pill had served with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for 15 years. She is survived by her two sons, who also serve in law enforcement, and grandchild.
Read more: http://direct.odmp.org/officer/21204-deputy-sheriff-barbara-pill#ixzz1oNEi2PQr
Additional information provided by Gerrys_1grl
She had given 30 years of her life to law enforcement, in which the last 15 years were spent in the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Previously she worked for the Miami-Dade County Police Department.
Barbara Ann Pill was a not only a highly decorated law enforcement officer, but she was also involved in several organizations in her community and loved working with young people.
The vehicle was wanted in connection with a stolen property call from a local motel. As Deputy Pill made contact with the driver and ordered him out of the vehicle he opened fire on her, striking her multiple times. Responding deputies, Melbourne police officers, and Florida troopers chased the vehicle a short distance until it crashed on Turtlemound Road. A male and female subject in the vehicle were taken into custody and face charges in connection with Deputy Pill's murder.
Deputy Pill was transported to the Holmes Regional Medical Center where she succumbed to the gunshot wound.
Deputy Pill had served with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for 15 years. She is survived by her two sons, who also serve in law enforcement, and grandchild.
Read more: http://direct.odmp.org/officer/21204-deputy-sheriff-barbara-pill#ixzz1oNEi2PQr
Additional information provided by Gerrys_1grl
She had given 30 years of her life to law enforcement, in which the last 15 years were spent in the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Previously she worked for the Miami-Dade County Police Department.
Barbara Ann Pill was a not only a highly decorated law enforcement officer, but she was also involved in several organizations in her community and loved working with young people.
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