«Breaking News» Kentucky deputy is 90 per cent paraplegic after shooting

A Kentucky deputy and retired Marine has been left paralyzed following a fatal shootout with a Florida bank robbery suspect.

Scott County Sheriff Tony Hampton tells news outlets that doctors say 28-year-old deputy Jaime Morales is '90 per cent paraplegic.'  

State police say the suspect who shot Morales in the back of the head, 57-year-old Edward Reynolds, died at the scene. 

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Officials in Kentucky say Scott County Sheriff's Deputy Jaime Morales, 28 (left), was left paralyzed after being shot during an exchange of fire with Edward Reynolds, 57 (right)

The shooting took place at a rest stop along Interstate 75 in Scott County, just north of Lexington, on the night of September 11

Video courtesy of LEX18 

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office in Florida had obtained an arrest warrant for Reynolds on September 11 in connection with a July bank robbery.

Later that day, Morales was among a group of Scott County deputies and Georgetown police officers assisting the US Marshal's Service when they tracked down the fugitive to a rest area along Interstate 75 in Scott County, just north of Lexington.

At 10.15pm that night, law enforcement officials confronted Reynolds and there was an exchange of gunfire, which left the suspect dead and deputy Morales critically injured.

Morales has undergone multiple surgeries and will be transferred to a spinal rehabilitation facility when his chest tubes are removed.

The 28-year-old Morales previously served as a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and has been with the Scott County sheriff's office for two and a half years, Sheriff Hampton said. 

Reynolds was wanted in connection with multiple bank robberies in Florida, including a heist that took place in Punta Gorda in May (pictured in CCTV screenshots)

He described Morales as an 'outstanding' deputy who 'carries a lot of qualifications that you want to see in a deputy sheriff.' 

'I told him I loved him and that we all loved him, and that we'll be with him and he's going to get through this,' Hampton told Lexington Herald-Leader.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear were among state leaders who sent their thoughts and prayers through Twitter to the deputy last week.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched on Monday to help Morales and his family with his medical costs and other expenses related to his recovery, such as a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. As of Tuesday morning, more than $7,500 has been raised.

Warrior: The 28-year-old Morales previously served as a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (pictured)

Morales has been with the Scott County Sheriff's Office for two-and-a-half years 

Morales' Facebook page indicates that the deputy is an avid fitness enthusiast

The sheriff’s office is also selling T-shirts emblazoned with Morales' badge number, 217, to raise additional funds for him.

Morales' Facebook page indicates that the deputy is an avid fitness enthusiast who at one time worked as a personal trainer.

While serving as lance corporal with the US Marine Corps in 2013, he earned a black belt in martial arts. 

Reynolds was wanted in Florida on a charge of robbery with a firearm in connection with a July 25 bank robbery in Sarasota County.

According to an affidavit, Reynolds demanded $100, $50 and $20 bills as he lifted his shirt and showed the teller a gun in his waistband. He fled in a convertible, authorities said.

Reynolds also was positively identified recently as a suspect in bank robberies earlier this year in Cape Coral, Florida, the affidavit said.

Meanwhile, police in Punta Gorda identified Reynolds as the suspect in a bank robbery in the Florida city in late May. He indicated he had a weapon and demanded cash from a teller, police said.

 

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