Posted on 11/02/2022 8:24:14 AM PDT by Red Badger
RANGE CITY, Fla. — No charges will be filed against a motorcyclist who shot and killed an Orange City librarian in November, according to a review of the evidence by the State Attorney's Office.
Police say the librarian, Sara Nicole Morales, intentionally hit the biker with her vehicle then pointed a gun at him when he followed her home.
He pulled out a gun and fired.
"The State Attorney's Office has completed a comprehensive review of this case. The Orange City Police Department concluded after a thorough investigation that the suspect would not be charged with a crime. While the fact in this case are truly heartbreaking, the law does not authorize filing of any criminal charged. Our sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to the Morales family," a statement from the State Attorney's Office 7th Circuit read.
At the time of the incident, investigators say the motorcyclist and several witnesses followed her home, and there was then a confrontation right in her front yard.
After Morales hit the motorcyclist on Volusia Avenue following some kind of incident and then took off, the motorcyclist was not seriously hurt. He then followed her, along with several witnesses to the hit-and-run, and one of those witnesses called 911.
Police say the motorcyclist and others were trying to get Morales to stop but that she refused. She turned onto east Wisconsin and drove a mile or more to her home with the hit-and-run victim and several others in pursuit.
Police say Morales ran inside and came back out with a gun. On the call, you can hear Morales briefly yelling at the motorcyclist and then gunshots.
According to police, multiple shots were allegedly fired at Morales by the hit and run motorcycle victim, after he claimed she pointed a gun at him. Several of the witnesses backed that up.
“Why did he shoot her?” the operator asked.
“Because she pulled a gun out on him,” the caller replied.
The motorcyclist, having a valid Florida concealed weapons permit, drew his concealed handgun and fired multiple rounds, striking Morales, a report says.
Morales was transported to Halifax Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.
Morales' handgun was recovered on scene.
According to a police report, the man told authorities when they arrived: "That girl tried to kill me, she pointed a gun at me."
Police say he remained on scene and has been cooperated with law enforcement.
Detectives say they are still investigating, but they are treating this as a case of self defense. Neither Morales, nor the motorcyclist have any previous local criminal history.
Sara Morales worked for Volusia County as a library assistant.
Motorcycle PING! Update from LAST YEAR.................
Dead librarians tell no tales.
Thanks God for witnesses.
Don’t get involved with road rage. Just let it go, man.
If you pull a gun on someone, you are taking your chances that the other person may have a gun. I don’t know that you can charge someone who was defending themselves.
One less Karen in the world.
Whoops! You never know who is packing. She didn't expect a guy from Florida to have a weapon on him.
Of course, here in Idaho, you assume EVERYBODY is. We are a very polite state.
I don’t think it counts as road rage if somebody actually hits you with their car.
She got the zot!!
Your link:
14-year-old girl hopeful for lung transplant to keep singing
So this is a closed book?
From seven months ago:
Andrew Derr to Face No Charges for Killing Sara-Nicole
I was referring to the lady that hit him, not the motorcyclist following her to report her crime.
From what I recall of the story, she road raged and hit him on purpose.
You just gotta let things go.
Yes. We’ll never hear her side of the story.
> Don’t get involved with road rage. Just let it go, man. <
As was noted elsewhere, this was a bit more than simple road rage. Nevertheless your point is still valid, very valid. Once motorcycle guy got the car’s description and plate number, it would have been wiser to back off and let the police handle it from there.
Sure, motorcycle guy had the right to continue following the car all the way to the driver’s house. But sometimes it’s just not worth rolling the dice.
When I first read this, I thought the headline said “Orange County” - and figured it was in California - and was shocked at the outcome.
If there:
The motorcyclist would have been arrested immediately for the gun - and charged with murder in if it had been in California.
Good thing it wasn’t in California.
Husband was a life-long motorcycle rider - he would have done the same thing - including in California. The motorcyclist was lucky he wasn’t killed when she hit him intentionally with her car, I would call it attempted murder.
I hope he used a silencer! Only appropriate.
The shooter is starting a new chapter........
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