What happened: A Belle Glade woman is accused of firing at a teenage boy after he punched her, shattering an SUV’s rear window less than 10 feet away.
Background: 21 confrontation happened near SW 6th Street and SW Avenue C. Surveillance video reviewed by Palm Beach County sheriff’s detectives shows the teen strike the woman later identified as 28-year-old Keyera Burkes during an argument, then run across the street.
Investigators say she got a handgun from a man nearby, pointed it toward the teen, and fired once. The bullet missed him and hit the back window of a gray Nissan Rogue, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Two men inside the SUV were not hurt. Video then showed a man take the gun from her.
Investigators say she later handed it to another man in an alley. The teen initially denied hitting the woman, but later admitted he did, telling detectives he was angry because he believed she was responsible for his friend’s mother being jailed.
Investigators say the dispute involved live ammunition found in the mother’s vehicle, which led to her incarceration.
The available details are limited to the information verified at publication time. Readers should expect updates as the matter develops.
Any person identified in connection with an alleged offense is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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