Melissa Valbrum Miami-Dade mom discharges gun only to accidentally shoot her teen daughter after threatening group getting into Lyft after dispute at Pinewood, Florida outlet.
A Florida woman was arrested Friday night after she ‘accidentally’ shot her teen daughter after getting into an argument with a group at a Miami-Dade County McDonald’s.
Melissa Valbrum, 32, had been at a McDonald’s in Pinewood with her 15-year-old daughter on Friday around 10pm when she got into a verbal dispute with a group of three people who were also at the fast food outlet.
The mother allegedly became agitated when her daughter told her that a woman inside the outlet was pointing at her, leading to the mom proceeding to ‘engage’ the woman.
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But the woman had only sought to signal to her two cousins that their Lyft had arrived, according to Miami-Dade police.
An incensed Valbrum exited the outlet and followed the group outside as she continued to demand why they had pointed at her.
As the group made their way into the Lyft, Valbrum who had gone to her car and retrieved a gun, threatened to ‘shoot and kill’ everyone in the group.
As the Lyft drove away, Valbrum who denied ever taking out her gun, claimed the weapon ‘accidentally fell’ from her waistband, causing it to discharge and strike her daughter in the left shoulder.
According to an arrest affidavit, Valbrum was banging on the car window with the gun while pointing it at and threatening all four people inside of the vehicle, including the driver.
She also allegedly reached inside of the Lyft to assault one of the passengers – a minor – the affidavit stated according to WSVN.
Valbrum following her arrest was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and culpable negligence inflicting personal injury charges.
The injured teen was taken by paramedics to Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.
Her mother was taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
After court on Sunday, Valbrum who posted bail after making $22K bond, was ordered to stay away from her daughter along with the four other victims, WPLG reported.
Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
