Texas: Woman Uploads Video of Randomly Firing Gun in Bexar County, Gets Arrested
A Texas woman was arrested in Bexar County after a video of her shooting a gun into the air several times and possibly a nearby house surfaced.
The woman was identified as 22-year-old Genesis Rodriguez.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar told the media that Rodriguez recorded herself firing a handgun several times outside the window of a moving car.
The Texas woman was charged with a Class A misdemeanor in violating a protective order and a 3rd-degree felony with deadly conduct with a firearm.
The video in question and Rodriguez's Instagram account where she posted it have since been deleted. Sheriff's deputies have been able to identify her because of the video.
It was found that Rodriguez has a criminal history involving domestic violence, according to KSAT. She also has a protective order which bars her from possession of firearms.
Salazar noted that the video clearly showed Rodriguez firing into several houses as her car drove by. In a statement, he noted that "by God's grace, no one was hurt or killed as a result of the stupidity."
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Texas Shooting: Bullet Fired by Genesis Rodriguez Entered A Child's Room
According to local CBS Affiliate KENS5, Genesis Rodriguez also hit a stop sign as she fired the gun. As for the house she probably hit, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office noted that the family it belonged to called their office and reported the incident.
The sheriff's office revealed that a bullet managed to enter their child's room. Luckily, the child inside was not injured.
The sheriff's office investigated the call and stumbled into the video of Rodriguez firing shots from the front seat of a car and arrested her.
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A warrant is currently being executed for a residence on the east side of Bexar County. The sheriff's office is now also in possession of a Chrysler 300.
It will be used as evidence that a shooting occurred since it is already associated with the case. In a press briefing, Javier Salazar said that multiple possible suspects are involved.
They had been drinking all night with Genesis Rodriguez, and they decided to drive all over the neighborhood and start shooting. He added that more arrests are about to be made.
While the shooter has already been arrested, the car's driver is still at large. As for the Texas woman, Salazar said she had been to Bexar County Jail before, and that is where she found herself again.
The suspect also released her own statement, describing her act of shooting up some homes as "a drunken act of stupidity."
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Written by: Rick Martin
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