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Tampa Police Officers' Funeral Saturday, Suspect in Traffic Stop Double-Murder Still At Large

Tampa Police Officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab (Tampa Police Dept.) Tampa Police Department

TAMPA, Fla. (CBS/WTSP/AP) Family, friends and law enforcement are preparing to say goodbye to two Tampa officers killed in the line of duty.

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Visitation services will be held at Idlewild Baptist Church Friday evening for David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab, who were shot and killed early Tuesday morning during a routine traffic stop.

Funeral services for the two officers will be held Saturday.

Curtis was a married father of four and Kocab's wife is nine months pregnant. Both men were 31 years old. Curtis was originally from Mobile, Ala.

The suspected shooter, Dontae Morris, has not yet been caught. Police say Morris is also wanted in three other slayings.

Police said the search for the 24-year-old suspect has spread north to the Jacksonville area after a tip that he may be there.

The shootings Tuesday occurred when Curtis and Kocab pulled over the car Morris was allegedly riding in because it did not have a visible license plate. Morris had outstanding warrants for writing bad checks.

The two officers approached the passenger side of the vehicle and six minutes later a witness called 911 to report they had been shot.

The driver of the car, Cortnee Nicole Brantly, fled the scene but was captured. She was later released from custody. Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor said Brantly may be charged later.

A $30,000 reward has been offered in connection with the arrest of Morris - $5,000 by Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay and $25,000 by the FBI. Anyone with information on the shooting or Morris' whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), go online to make an anonymous report at www.crimestopperstb.com or text "CSTB plus your tip" to CRIMES (274637).

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