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TPD arrest woman in shooting at Mission Grove Apartments

One person hurt in early morning Tallahassee shooting
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A Tallahassee woman has been arrested after police say she broke into an apartment to fight a victim and ended up shooting someone else.

According to a press release, on Saturday at around 3:52 a.m. the Tallahassee Police Department responded to a shooting  that occurred at Mission Grove apartments.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found one victim injured from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

After investigating, officers say Lakendra Carter, 24, broke in the apartment and began to fight one of the victim's. While other victims in the apartment was trying to stop the fight, Carter pulled out a gun and shot one of the victims.

Carter then went to another apartment in the complex where officers spotted her.

Documents say officers immediately caught Carter and transported her to the Leon County Detention Facility, where she is facing multiple charges including Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon.