OZARK, Ala. (WDNews) – A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that left one person injured in Ozark last week.
Officers with the Ozark Police Department and Dale County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of gunfire on the 400 block of Dixie Drive around 7:45 a.m. on July 24. When officers arrived, they found an adult woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was transported to a Birmingham hospital for treatment. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Investigators say multiple shots were fired into the home, where three adults and three children—ranging in age from 4 to 13—were inside at the time. An unoccupied vehicle parked in the front yard was also hit by gunfire.
Police identified the suspect as Chamiya Ma’shae Beaty, 20, of Ozark. Authorities believe the shooting stemmed from a previous dispute involving someone inside the home, though the woman who was shot was not the intended target.
Beaty faces charges including attempted murder, shooting into an occupied dwelling, and shooting into an unoccupied vehicle.
She was located and arrested the following evening, July 25, around 7:30 p.m. in Lake City, Fla., by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say she was found in the same vehicle used during the shooting, and a firearm believed to have been used was also recovered.
Beaty is being held in the Lake City Jail awaiting extradition to Alabama.
The Ozark Police Department credited the Dale County Sheriff’s Office, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, and Florida Highway Patrol for their help in the investigation and arrest.
