Nicholas G. Sottile, a 48-year-old white male, was a sergeant with the Florida Highway Patrol. On January 12, 2007, he was tragically killed during a routine traffic stop on U.S. 27 north of Lake Placid, Florida. During the stop, one of the vehicle's occupants produced a handgun and shot Sergeant Sottile in the chest. Despite being mortally wounded, he managed to notify dispatchers that he had been shot. He was transported to Florida Hospital Lake Placid, where he was pronounced dead approximate
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