Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
70-Year-Old Woman Fires Handgun in Port Orange Police Lobby, Triggering 3-Officer Shooting
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 3

70-Year-Old Woman Fires Handgun in Port Orange Police Lobby, Triggering 3-Officer Shooting

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3

Summary

  • Around 8:30 a.m., a roughly 70-year-old woman opened fire inside the Port Orange Police Department lobby and was later shot by responding officers.
  • Police Chief Manuel Marino said she entered the lobby with a handgun, brandished it at civilian records staff and fired toward their work area before leaving the lobby still armed.
  • Three officers confronted her outside, no officers or civilian employees were injured, and the woman was taken to a hospital with her condition not immediately clear.
  • The department said there is no ongoing threat to the community, while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the officer-involved shooting.

Insights

What could possibly drive a 70-year-old woman to open fire inside a local police station lobby?
How did an armed intruder manage to hold a police lobby hostage for minutes before officers intervened?