'He killed my father': Daughter of Racine hit-and-run victim demands justice after suspect was arrested Thursday

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- It's been four months since 69-year-old Anthony Morales was struck and killed while heading outside to warm up his car in Racine. 

And it's been two days since the alleged suspect involved, 42-year-old Shawn Shelton of Racine, was arrested and charged with one count of a hit-and-run involving death.

A memorial with balloons, flowers and candles stands on Erie St. where Morales was hit, honoring a father, grandfather and great grandfather who was loved by many.

"Anybody that needed help, anybody that needed anything, he was there for everybody," his daughter Alicia Morales told CBS 58's Ellie Nakamoto-White. "It has been so hard. We haven't even begun the process of grieving him."

Court documents obtained by CBS 58 say Morales was found by police unresponsive and lying on the ground around 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 22.

He was taken to Froedtert Hospital, but later died of his injuries.

Security camera footage from multiple nearby businesses show a silver Subaru Ascent drive by, strike Morales, and continue heading down the street.

Days after the incident, police responded to an auto body shop where documents say the owner told officials that Shelton had dropped off a car matching the suspect vehicle's description and said he had hit a dumpster after work on Dec. 23.

Police ultimately found that the car was registered to Shelton's wife, and that there were blood spots, hair and clothing fiber on the front passenger side.

Records also show that Shelton was a member of a bowling team at an alley in Caledonia, and that he had bowled in three games hours before the incident.

Data recovered from Shelton's phone place him at the crime scene when Morales was hit, and that he had been at a nearby bar for almost 30 minutes after bowling.

Additionally, Google searches on Shelton's phone show he searched on the "local news" sections of multiple area media websites one hour after Morales was killed. 

"He took somebody's life. I understand people make bad decisions, but he didn't just make a bad decision. He killed my father, left my father there, left, and never turned himself in," Alicia Morales said. "You know what you did, and you had no regard for human life at all. I have to be my father's voice, and I will be my father's voice, and I refuse to let my father die in vain."

Shelton's preliminary hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. on May 3.