Family members say the justice system failed a Florida woman, leading to her murder.

One week before her death, Alissa Blanton, asked for a restraining order against an accused stalker, but the request was denied. And now she is dead.

Several terrified witnesses called 911 from a Florida office park the day of Blanton's murder as the gunman opened fire, killing her.

"I saw this guy shooting this woman several times. I didn't want him to see me and shoot me!"  a 911 caller said.

"We heard shots, I saw someone fall to the ground," another caller said.

The victim, Alissa Blanton, was a 23-year-old newlywed.

"The suspect came armed with the firearm and shot her multiple times, and then we believe he turned the gun on himself and shot himself," said Susan Soto with the Orange County Sheriff's department.

The shooting happened after Blanton and her husband returned to work from lunch and had gone their separate ways. Moments later, Brent returned to his wife's side, after receiving a chilling phone call from her.

"Baby I love you, keep breathing. Oh my god, come on baby. We have a restraining order against this guy," Blanton's fiance is heard saying.

Police say the suspect, 61-year old Roger Troy, had allegedly been stalking Blanton for two years through phone calls, e-mails, and even showing up at her home.

In one such email, the businessman became angered over her August marriage, saying, "What in the hell is wrong with you? My payment for caring about a young woman and how she screwed up her life."

His alleged obsession began when she was a waitress at Hooters.

"He was a regular customer of hers [and] he just became more obsessed with her; it's just a horrible thing," said Jeannie Ellison.

In a petition for an emergency order of protection, Blanton wrote, "He describes how I look, like that I gained weight and cut my hair. He once came to my work and blocked me in my car."

Still, the 72-page petition wasn't enough to convince Judge Dean Moxley to issue the order.

He told the Orlando Sentinel he couldn't determine if Troy's actions met the legal definition of stalking.

"As a judge, you have to follow the law. You're not omniscient. God bless her soul," said

Judge Moxley had scheduled another hearing for February 16th, this Tuesday, to gather more information on Blanton's request.

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