Officials: Deputy shoots armed Florida woman who was chasing ex

BRANDON, Fla. – A Florida deputy shot and wounded an armed girl who had been chasing her ex-boyfriend on Monday, officers mentioned.

The 39-year-old girl was shot shortly after midday outdoors the Heaven Despatched Daycare Heart in Brandon, in accordance with a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Workplace information launch. Brandon is situated simply east of Tampa.

The sufferer instructed deputies that he was getting out of the bathe at his house when his ex-girlfriend pointed a gun at him as a result of she had discovered one thing on his cellphone that she did not like, officers mentioned. The girl chased the person via the house advanced till he jumped a fence to get away.

The person made his solution to the close by day care middle, the place he known as 911, investigators mentioned. As responding deputies have been attempting to talk with the sufferer, the armed girl drove into the day care parking zone, officers mentioned.

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One of many deputies reported seeing the gun whereas the armed girl was nonetheless within the car and opened hearth, investigators mentioned. The girl was struck within the higher physique. She was taken to a close-by hospital with accidents that weren’t thought of life-threatening.

“This suspect had no regard for the security of our deputies, the sufferer or the youngsters contained in the daycare,” Sheriff Chad Chronister mentioned in a press release. “In looking this sufferer down, her intent was to complete the job.”

The girl is dealing with expenses of aggravated assault with a firearm and false imprisonment, officers mentioned. The sheriff’s workplace did not instantly launch the races of the deputy and the girl who was shot.

State regulation enforcement officers will examine the taking pictures.