Armed woman shot by deputies after waving gun, ramming several vehicles: PCSO
The Brief
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says a 65-year-old woman was shot multiple times after waving a gun and ramming several vehicles.
The shooting happened early Tuesday in the 20200 block of Gulf Blvd. in Indian Shores.
The suspect, Marina DeFilippo, is in critical condition and faces multiple charges.
INDIAN SHORES, Fla. - A 65-year-old woman was shot by Pinellas County deputies after the sheriff's office says she took off from multiple traffic stops, waved a gun and rammed several vehicles, injuring a deputy.
Timeline
According to St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, whose agency is leading the investigation, a deputy pulled over Marina DeFilippo shortly before 1:30 a.m. for running a red light at 113th St. N and Park Blvd.
Investigators say Defilippo told the deputy the CIA was coming after her, and she was believed to be speaking Russian at one point before driving off.
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Deputies eventually used stop sticks, according to Holloway, but DeFilippo kept going with flat tires until she was stopped by Indian Shores Police along Gulf Blvd.
Investigators say DeFilippo pointed a gun at police, then rammed a patrol car and continued northbound on Gulf Blvd. until a deputy used a PIT maneuver to stop her.
Deputies fired bean bags and pepper balls at the suspect, Holloway says, at which point DeFilippo rammed multiple vehicles. That's when seven deputies opened fire, hitting her at least three times.
DeFilippo is in critical but stable condition at the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Holloway.
A deputy also suffered minor injuries when the vehicles were rammed, investigators say.
Holloway says DeFilippo will face two counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated battery and one count of fleeing and eluding.
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PCSO released the names of the seven deputies involved in the shooting:
Lt. Thomas Montgomery
K9 Corporal Justin Fineberg
Corporal Brian Hirshman
Corporal Tyler Reidy
Deputy Melanie Leib
Deputy Kyle Kilian
Deputy Alberto Ortiz
All seven deputies are on leave during the investigation, which is standard procedure.
The Source
This story was written with information from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and the St. Petersburg Police Department.
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