A Florida father of three was fatally sH๏τ moments after dropping his 10-year-old daughter off for her first day of school, after he reportedly stepped in to help stop a roadside fight.

Daryl Alexander Hill, 56, was allegedly sH๏τ by Raul Vazquez, 26, around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Apopka, Florida, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said Vazquez and a woman had been fighting inside a pickup truck when the vehicle crashed into a black SUV. The confrontation then spilled onto the roadside.

Hill had been riding his motorcycle after taking his daughter to Wolf Lake Elementary when he noticed the altercation and stopped to help. According to an arrest affidavit, Vazquez allegedly retrieved a gun from his vehicle and sH๏τ Hill in the back.

Witnesses reportedly heard Hill cry out for help before he was sH๏τ. 💔

Ryan Harper, who was driving his own children to school, said he heard a loud bang and later saw someone lying in the road.

“It’s pretty traumatizing for us all,” Harper said.

Investigators described Hill as a “Good Samaritan,” saying he appeared to be trying to help someone he believed was in distress.

Hill’s wife of 17 years, Suzanne, was tracking his location on her phone when she noticed that it had remained in the same place for an unusually long time. When he stopped responding, she went home to check on him and discovered a police investigation underway.

“I didn’t see the scene, thank God, but I saw the detectives and confirmed my worst nightmare,” she said. 🕯️

Hill was pronounced ᴅᴇᴀᴅ at a local hospital less than an hour after the shooting.

His family remembers him as a deeply kind and generous man who was always willing to step in and help others. He was a father to three children, including his 10-year-old daughter and two adult children.

“He was just an incredible, kind, giving, caring, loving person to everybody,” Suzanne said. “Friend, family and stranger: he cared for everybody and helped everybody and always stepped in, which I think is ultimately what took his life.”

Family friend Camil Reyes said Hill’s death reflected the compᴀssion that defined him.

“Daryl was loved by so many,” Reyes wrote. He remembered Hill for his contagious personality, incredible sense of humor and ability to bring laughter and joy to those around him. ❤️

Maria Vasquez, superintendent of Orange County Public Schools, also remembered Hill as a “ray of sunshine” to his family and community, describing him as someone who was active in the school community and quick to help whenever someone needed him.

Meanwhile, Vazquez remains in the Orange County jail facing a second-degree murder charge. Authorities said he had previously been arrested twice on aggravated-ᴀssault charges involving a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly weapon, and his bond has since been revoked.

For Hill’s family, what began as an ordinary morning of getting his daughter to school ended in an unimaginable loss — but those who knew him say his final moments reflected the same compᴀssion he had shown throughout his life. 🕊️❤️