Crime & Safety
Woman Who Fired Gun, Threatened To Shoot Mom Arrested: Police
The shooting happened after the woman approached a 5-year-old boy and the mom intervened, according to police.
BERKELEY, CA —A suspect was arrested Tuesday for shooting a gun in the air around multiple children after pointing it at a mother's head, Berkeley police said Thursday.
The suspect, 41-year-old Bay Point woman Tiffany Payne, approached a 5-year-old boy at 3:53 p.m. Aug. 29, in the 2200 block of Bonar Street in Berkeley and was bothering him, according to police.
The boy's mother confronted the suspect, and the suspect pointed the gun at the mother's head, police said. Then the suspect fired the gun into the air and said she could shoot the mom, too, according to police.
Find out what's happening in Berkeleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The woman fired the gun from a driveway between two apartment buildings adjacent to Strawberry Creek in the Poets Corner neighborhood.
Detectives reviewed surveillance camera footage and spoke with witnesses before obtaining a warrant for the suspect's arrest, police said.
Find out what's happening in Berkeleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
During a search of her home, detectives seized a loaded handgun that had been stolen in an Oakland robbery, according to police.
The suspect was charged Wednesday by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office with criminal threats, unlawfully firing a gun in a negligent manner, and among other offenses, willfully causing a child to suffer, police said.
Copyright © 2022 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area.
