Brevard homicide agent killed in fiery crash remembered as ‘a compass’

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and the wider community are mourning Agent Kevin Morris, a homicide investigator who died Saturday night in a fiery head-on crash while responding to a deputy-involved shooting.Authorities said Morris was on his way to the earlier shooting scene when the crash happened. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating how the other driver ended up traveling the wrong way and whether impairment played a role.Morris’ death has shaken his agency, his family, his friends and the law enforcement community across Central Florida.“This morning, our agency, our community, family of Kevin are absolutely devastated,” Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said. “Kevin was probably one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet in your life.”Johnna Kemp, a longtime friend of Morris, said she first met him in 2009, when her son and Morris’ son began playing football together and Morris was coaching.Over the years, she said, Morris became more than a coach. He became someone fa