FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman has been shot by another woman who missed her target and fled.
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, along Northwest Eighth Court in Fort Lauderdale.
Police surrounded the area and said that a woman was dropping off a child at her ex’s as part of a custody agreement.
A dispute occurred and, according to Fort Lauderdale Police, the woman told her 12-year-old child to retrieve her gun and they did.
The woman began firing her gun, and a second floor neighbor was hit by one of the bullets.
She was taken to a nearby hospital.
Family members identified her as 67-year-old Joanne Wilfork Light.
Witnesses said that they heard the gunfire.
“The shots caught my attention, and then I saw a few people running, so I stayed out of the way and ran back from it,” said one witness.
Witnesses also said that they saw the child get inside of a red Mercedes Benz SUV before the woman sped away.
“Red Mercedes SUV and a kid got on the passenger side and the adult got on the driver’s side, and they sped off,” said a witness.
7SkyForce hovered above an area in Pompano Beach where a woman could be seen near a vehicle that matches the description of the SUV.
Video shows the woman getting back into the SUV and attempting to back up and leave to another location, although law enforcement quickly surrounded the vehicle.
At least three people were cuffed, two of them were later released but didn’t want to talk about what happened.
“Stay over there, bro. We don’t got nothing to say to nobody,” said a woman in a blue shirt and pink face mask.
“Nothing to say?” asked Pires.
“Nothing at all. We don’t even want to talk to you,” said the woman.
One woman remained in BSO custody until she was then taken by Fort Lauderdale Police, but was later released.
The red Mercedes Benz has since been towed away.
At this point, the 12-year-old child will not be facing any charges.
The victim that was shot is said to be in stable condition and will possibly be released Thursday.
The shooting is still under investigation.
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