SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Police officers were in the 1100 block of Sylvan Drive investigating a barricaded woman who was inside a home, was believed to have had weapons, and made threats to harm herself and others.
Officers responded to the 1600 block of North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, at about 5:45 pm Wednesday, for a report of a shooting.
Preliminary information from witnesses was that a man and woman were near Whittaker Park, driving in two separate cars and fighting.
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A crash happened in the 1600 block of North Tamiami Trail, and shots were fired. The man was shot was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The woman left the area and ran into a home in the 1100 block of Sylvan Drive.
The Sarasota Police Department SWAT Team, Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU), Emergency Response Team, Drone Unit, Patrol Division, and Criminal Investigations Division all responded to the area.
Marine Patrol Unit responded to the water behind the home, and Air 1 from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office assisted from the air. Sarasota County Emergency Services also responded with Fire-Rescue.
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Members of CNU were crucial in speaking with the woman and eventually convinced her to surrender peacefully.
Just before 8 p.m., the woman surrendered to Sarasota Police officers without incident. She is being transported to the Sarasota County Jail and will face felony charges.
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