PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) – One year ago today, Charlotte County Sergeant Elio Diaz was shot and killed during a traffic stop on US-41 near Sunseeker Resort.
Diaz had pulled over a white truck driven by 24-year-old Andrew Mostyn, who surprised the sergeant with a rifle. The shooting led to a manhunt that ended in Mostyn’s death.
Before the shooting, investigators say Sergeant Diaz spent more than an hour talking to Mostyn, trying to help figure out his insurance so his truck wouldn’t be towed…