GIFFORD — Tamara Moore has been identified by the Indian River County Sheriffs Office as the person who discharged a firearm then barricaded herself in a Gifford apartment this morning.
Moore is being booked into the county jail for aggravated assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm in public, and improper exhibition of a weapon.
The motive for the argument, which began around 9:00 a.m., between the two women is believed to be based in an affair and out of wed lock child of one the participant’s family members, according to IRSO’s Thomas Raulen.
Updated 2:06 p.m.
GIFFORD — A woman who barricaded herself in her apartment after authorities say she fired a gun during an altercation with another female is now in custody. She is currently being interviewed by investigators.
“The scene is now secure and there is no threat to neighbors,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “Deputies and detectives are still in the area searching for evidence and interviewing witnesses.”
The Sheriff’s Office has not released the identities of the two females involved in the altercation.
No charges have been filed but might be later as the investigation progresses.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Posted 11:02 a.m. April 17
GIFFORD — The Indian River County SWAT and crisis negotiation teams are on scene after a female who fired a gun barricaded herself in her apartment at the 4700 block of Kennedy Court in the Victory Park community of Gifford.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, two females were involved in a verbal altercation outside the apartment around 9 a.m. Wednesday when one female escalated the incident by firing a single shot.
Authorities are unclear at this time if the female fired at the other person or fired a warning shot. Neither female was injured in the incident.
The suspect then barricaded herself in the apartment, prompting the Sheriff’s Office to deploy the SWAT team and crisis negotiators. The Sheriff’s Office is speaking with the suspect’s boyfriend in an attempt to open communication with the female.
Based on available information at the time, authorities do not believe the incident is related to the previous shootings that have recently occurred in Gifford.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.