Home Depot in Auburn Hills. (Google Earth photo)
The woman who faces criminal charges for firing her gun Oct. 6 at a Home Depot parking lot in Auburn Hills at a car with shoplifters, said she was not sure why she pulled out her firearm, but wanted to help, the Oakland Press reports.
Dave Phillips of The Oakland Press reports that Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, 46, of Clarkston, who has a concealed pistol license, is charged with with reckless use, handling or discharge of a firearm. Anthony Harris, 46, and Lloyd Wenn, 52, both of Flint, face a charge of first-degree retail fraud in the shoplifting incident. The two were fleeing the parking lot in the car that was shot at.
The suburban daily, which obtained the police report, reports:
Officers and detectives discussed the incident with Duva-Rodriguez shortly after the shots were fired around 2 p.m. She said she did not have a round in the chamber so she “racked a round in.”
“Tatiana stated that as (the vehicle) sped away, she turned and ... shot two rounds at the right rear tire where she was aiming at while the vehicle fled the scene,” the report states.
She believed the vehicle was about 7 feet away from her when she fired the shots and was “somewhat certain that she only fired two rounds,” the report states.
Duva-Rodriguez told detectives that she, a Home Depot employee and one of her employees were loading drywall into her truck when the incident began. She heard a scream from a Home Depot employee and saw other employees standing at the door facing the parking lot. She said the employees were not chasing the suspect but were screaming “help” and “stop” from the vestibule, the report states. . . .
“Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez admittedly stated ... that she was told during her (concealed pistol license) class that she cannot brandish or discharge her firearm unless she is in fear of her life or another’s life,” the report states.
