Fla. Woman Fired Gun During Neighborhood Dispute: Police

BURKE, VA -- A Florida woman is facing multiple firearms charges after she fired a gun during an argument with two other women Tuesday at a home near Lake Braddock Secondary School, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

There were no injuries to the two women, other residents or officers, the police said. They charged Leanne McAuslan, 44, of Orlando, Fla., with two counts of brandishing a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle, willfully discharging a firearm in a public place and felony destruction of property.

Officers responded at about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a gun being fired in the 9300 block of Raintree Road, in a neighborhood of single-family houses in Burke, a few blocks from the high school. At the scene, the two women told police that they had gone to retrieve property from one of the houses.

At the home, they encountered McAuslan, a member of the homeowner’s family, and a verbal argument ensued. McAuslan then brandished a handgun at both victims and fired it into the air, the police said.

McAuslan began striking the women's vehicle with the handgun, causing damage, and shot at the occupied vehicle as the two victims tried to leave the scene, the police said. Officers located McAuslan and she surrendered without incident.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Crime Solvers or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Image: Leanne McAuslan (FCPD)