Woman Pulls Gun on Reporter: Shauna Justice Arrested for Aggravated Assault (VIDEO)
A woman was arrested for pulling a gun on reporter Tuesday, according to reports. Shauna Justice, a 28-year-old 911 dispatcher who was suspended for using her cell phone on the job, was arrested for drawing her 9mm on WESH journalist Claire Metz, who showed up at her Volusia County, Fla. house for an impromptu visit.
The woman was arrested for pulling a gun on Claire Metz, a longtime reporter for WESH. Metz had no microphone or camera in hand when she knocked on Justice's door at about 12:30 p.m. asking for an interview, but she still met harsh resistance.
"When Justice answered the knock, she pointed a gun at the reporter's head through the exterior storm door and yelled at the reporter to get off of her property," said the Sheriff's Office of Volusia County in a statement. "Justice then walked out the door and continued to point the gun at the reporter, only dropping her arm down to her side when the reporter returned to her news van."
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"The gun was no more than a foot or two from my head, and Ms. Justice held it on me until I backed away to our truck," Metz told KSN. "I could not have been more stunned because typically when someone doesn't want to talk to the media they just tell us."
A videographer managed to capture the incident in a picture with his camera.
Justice was suspended for being caught using her cell phone while supervising an emergency dispatcher trainee Sept. 4. The trainee got a call about a man having a heart attack in Ormond Beach, but mistakenly sent paramedics to the wrong address.
Bob Hill, 58, died because paramedics arrived too late.
Justice was charged with aggravated assault for the incident with Metz and released after paying a $1,500 bond.
