Police Shoot Armed Woman Inside Florida Burger King

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OCOEE, Florida — Police say Officers were forced to shoot an armed woman after she pointed a gun at them inside a Burger King on Silver Star Road on Saturday.

The incident occurred as the woman was arguing with her brother, who works at the restaurant.

“It got to the point she got so impatient she grabbed him at a counter where he was working,” said Lt. Mike Bryant, a police department spokesman. “She grabbed ahold of him and a push and shove match went on.”

The woman locked the doors to the restaurant.

From WFTV: “Officers said that upon forcing their way in to the store, they witnessed a fight and told the woman to drop the gun, but she didn’t.

Ocoee police said the officer, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was forced to shoot the woman.

“She lifted a gun in his direction and the officer defended himself,” Bryant said.

The woman’s brother told investigators she could be a “habitual drug user” and that she is “mentally unstable,” Bryant said. The woman, whose name has not been released, is expected to survive her injuries.”

The woman never fired the gun and it’s unclear where she obtained the weapon.

An investigation is being led by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Photo: @KTyndallWFTV/Twitter

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