BRANDON, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says a woman faces multiple charges after a deputy-involved shooting near a child care agency in Brandon.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, the incident began Monday afternoon at the Cypress Trace Apartments. A man was taking a shower at his ex-girlfriend's house and was met by the woman holding a gun at him. The sheriff says the woman, 39-year-old Terrell Green, was "irate" after looking at his phone and threatened to kill him.
The man was eventually able to get out of the apartment and began running away from the building, according to law enforcement.
"Literally running for his life throughout the apartment complex," Chronister said.
He was only able to escape the complex after scaling a fence, according to Chronister. From there, the man ran straight to the Heaven Sent Day Care Center across the road, begging to use the phone and call authorities.
Chronister said Green was in her car searching for the man. And, even after deputies responded to the daycare and began speaking with him, the sheriff said she continued driving toward him.
According to Chronister, one of the deputies tried stopping Green from driving, but she continued anyway. After noticing the gun inside the car, the sheriff said the deputy began yelling to others to find cover.
"She was there today in this parking lot to finish the job that she had started," Chronister said.
Eventually, the sheriff said one of the deputies was "forced" to fire their weapon. Green was promptly arrested and suffered a non-life-threatening "upper torso" injury, according to Chronister. She now faces charges of false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a firearm.
Deputies confirmed that nobody was killed and "no students or staff" at the child care facility were hurt. The deputy involved in the shooting, Deputy Gautier, is said to be OK.
Chronister said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is now in charge of the investigation. Deputy Gautier is on paid administrative leave as authorities conduct the investigation, according to the sheriff's office.
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