Bleeding Blue

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — The law enforcement community is rallying around the Indian River County Sheriff's Office as they mourn the loss of Sgt. Terri Sweeting-Mashkow, who was killed in the line of duty last Friday while serving an eviction notice near Vero Beach.

Det. Danny Morales with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office never met Sweeting-Mashkow, but he's helping her loved ones through his nonprofit organization, Bleeding Blue, which supports law enforcement families.

"Her life was taken. It was uncalled for. It wasn't deserved," Morales said.

The loss hits particularly close to home for Morales, as Miami-Dade has experienced its own tragedies this month.

"It's kind of been a tough month for us down here in Miami and Miami-Dade County," Morales said. "Specifically,

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