Florida Army veteran of 20 years killed by robbers

Veteran dead after confronting car thieves
WTSP
Sarah Hagen
May 12, 2014

St. Petersburg, Florida -- A veteran who served 20 years in the Army was killed not on the battlefield, but in the driveway of his own home as police say he tried to stop two people from stealing his car.

On Thursday, police say somebody broke into 53-year-old Floyd Lassiter's home, stealing numerous things, including his car keys. On Saturday morning, two people then tried to steal his car.

It's hard for Larry Casto to hold back the tears when talking about Lassiter, who was his employee at Crown Eurocars. He learned just hours ago that Lassiter was tragically killed.

"Something like this you read about and wonder why someone so good loses his life," said Casto.

Police say Lassiter, a man who loved his family, friends, and the game of football, died after being shot multiple times after confronting two people trying to steal his car early Saturday morning.
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