Killing of Sara-Nicole Morales
Sara-Nicole Morales (April 7, 1986 – November 20, 2021) was shot and killed in the front yard of her mother's house in Orange City, Florida, United States. While returning home from her job at a Volusia County library, she had become embroiled in a road rage incident with a local motorcyclist, during which she had intentionally struck his vehicle with hers, an act witnessed by two nearby motorists. The three notified police and followed her to the house, where she confronted them with her fiancé's pistol. The motorcyclist drew his own gun and shot her five times.
Sara-Nicole Morales | |
| Date | November 20, 2021 |
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| Time | 5:19 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
| Location | Orange City, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 28.9588°N 81.2858°W |
| Type | Shooting following road rage incident |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Charges | None - shooting was found to be justifiable homicide |
Morales, who was reported by her mother to be five months pregnant, was pronounced dead following arrival at a nearby hospital. The shooter, who had a concealed carry permit, was taken into police custody and released pending the investigation. Authorities were unable to confirm her pregnancy during the autopsy. Four months later the local prosecutor's office announced it had found the shooting justified as self-defense and would not be filing charges.