VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Three people are facing multiple charges after stealing from a woman, shooting at her, and then getting into a standoff with deputies, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
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Investigators said the incident started Friday morning after a purse was stolen outside of the woman’s Deltona home.
Deputies said she tracked it to a nearby Checkers restaurant and confronted the accused thieves in their car.
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The thieves took off, but she followed, and that’s when they began shooting at her, according to a report.
The victim was able to get their license plate number and called 911.
Deputies found the group in a car outside the home the car was registered to, but that’s when a stand-off happened.
Deputies arrested Willie Goosbie, Makhi Edwards, and Alyssa Levy.
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They all face charges related to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Edwards faces an additional charge for violating juvenile probation.
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