A beloved Florida instructor was kidnapped by her estranged husband and fatally shot in entrance of their youngsters earlier than he turned the gun on himself as police closed in.
First responders discovered Jamie Felix’s 10- and 17-year-old youngsters – unhurt – sitting with their mother, who died on the scene.
Felix was a 45-year-old center college instructor at Manatee Academy Ok-8 College in Port St. Lucie, the place she was topped “Trainer of the Yr,” in response to the college’s social media posts.
“Jamie Bukoski Felix is a wonderful soul who will dwell perpetually within the hearts of those that love her. She cherished her youngsters to depths that phrases can’t categorical,” her pal wrote in a tribute submit on Fb. “She was extremely courageous and resilient. She had essentially the most amazingly contagious chortle, particularly when one thing delighted her.”
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Jamie Felix, a Florida instructor, was murdered by her estranged husband, police stated. (Fb)
Felix and her estranged husband, 60-year-old Ray Felix, have been going via a messy divorce that reportedly included earlier incidents of home violence, earlier than she was killed late Friday night.
Ray was armed and disguised when he snuck up on Jamie and the children in a enterprise car parking zone in Port St. Lucie round 4 p.m, pressured everybody into his rental automobile and despatched a “suspicious e mail to her coworkers,” Appearing Police Chief Richard Del Toro stated throughout a press convention.
“The e-mail from what I perceive was principally that she had lied in regards to the home violence incident, which we all know to not be true,” Del Toro stated.
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Her coworkers reported the e-mail to the police round 6:30 p.m., however the scenario had already spiraled uncontrolled.
By that point, Ray pressured his 17-year-old son into his rental automobile and made him comply with his mother’s SUV, which headed south into West Palm Seashore.
Jamie drove the SUV with a gun pointed at her head, in response to police, whereas their 10-year-old son was within the again seat.
Jamie Felix, a Florida instructor and coach who police stated was killed by her estranged husband, was recognized for her love of sports activities. (Dignity Memorial Obituary)
They lastly stopped and pulled right into a car parking zone close to a lodge for “unknown causes,” West Palm Seashore Police spokesman Mike Jachles advised native newspaper TCPalm on Saturday.
Ray and Jamie acquired out of the SUV, and Ray fired a number of photographs at his spouse.
The youngsters watched their mother collapse to the bottom, as their dad sped off within the rental automobile.
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That was round 7:30 p.m., when West Palm Seashore police have been flooded with 911 calls.
Jamie was pronounced lifeless on the scene, and responding officers discovered Ray a few quarter-mile from the rental company after he returned the automobile.
Because the officers approached, Ray shot himself, Jachles stated. “No officers fired any photographs or something. . . . He appeared intent on one factor, and that’s taking his life.”
Ray Felix killed himself and his estranged spouse in entrance of their youngsters, in response to police. (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Tributes to Jamie flood social media
Household, mates, coworkers and college students – previous and current – penned tributes to the late instructor on social media and her obituary.
An area Fb group referred to as Slscanner, which emphasised that it does not submit movies, footage and tributes with out consent, shared this video of Jamie’s college students stunning their instructor.
Jamie was recognized for her love of College of Michigan sports activities and coached basketball, in response to her obituary.
“She was genuinely grateful for each kindness she acquired, she was good however humble (she had completely no thought how gifted and exquisite she was),” Monica Jackman wrote on Fb.
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“She was enjoyable and humorous and witty and will make me cry with laughter, she was compassionate, she was loyal and devoted, she was a woman’s lady who lifted up her mates at each alternative.”