A shootout between a Florida woman and responding officers broke out at a McDonald’s in Tampa on Saturday. The suspect allegedly opened fire when deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, three deputies arrived at the fast-food location at 10:35 p.m., after someone called 911 and reported that a gunwoman allegedly fired a shot inside while making threatening statements.
Employees and customers ran for their lives and were not wounded in the shooting. When responding officers arrived at the scene, the woman allegedly opened fire on them from the McDonald’s prompting the officers to also fire back.
Deputies spent over six hours attempting to get the suspect to exit the restaurant peacefully. Finally, at about 4:45 a.m. Sunday morning, the woman, who was later identified as Shandricka Warren, 30, exited and deputies arrested her.
Warren was arrested and charged with Burglary in a Structure and Assault with a Firearm. The sheriff’s office said Warren will be slapped with additional charges pertaining to the incident involving the deputies.
Fortunately, nobody was wounded during the shootout. The shooting is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the sheriff’s office will then perform its own internal review once that is finished.
Meanwhile, all three deputies have been placed on paid temporary administrative leave.
