The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office memorial vehicle, once assigned to the late deputy Sgt. Mike Wilson, has been staged to memorialize fallen deputy Sgt. Elio Diaz.
The sheriff’s office is encouraging the community who wishes to pay respects to Diaz to do so at the memorial vehicle in front of the Sheriff’s Office Administration Building at 7474 Utilities Rd. in Punta Gorda.
They hope the memorial, which was brought out on Tuesday, will grow and symbolize his impact on Charlotte County.
Shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday, authorities said, Diaz was shot and killed after stopping a driver who pulled over at a Chevron gas station across from the Sunseeker in Charlotte Harbor…