Sanford, FL- The Sanford Police Department announced Tuesday night that a lady had been arrested following the discovery of another woman lying on the street with gunshot wounds.
Just after 7 p.m., Sanford police discovered Lauren Ashley Martin lying in the road after responding to a shooting incident east of the intersection of Florida 417 and Interstate 4. According to the police, the 34-year-old was taken to the hospital but unfortunately passed away there.
The 35-year-old Savon Chantay Tyler was taken into custody about her demise.
After an altercation broke out, Martin allegedly drove to Tyler’s house, according to the police.
“Both Lauren and Tyler engaged in a verbal altercation, which then escalated to a physical altercation. During the altercation, Tyler shot Lauren multiple times,” Sanford police said in a news release.
The victim was a photographer, and the family of Martin claims that he and Tyler argued over some photos that Martin had taken of Tyler.
“Someone went online and made a comment…then another person went online and made a comment just back and forth and spiraled out of control from there,” said Jessica Burks, the victim’s aunt.
Tyler reportedly armed herself with a “… children’s miniature baseball bat…” and a “… 9mm sky handgun.” when she saw Martin at her residence, as stated in court documents.
What the police called a “… mutual-combat style fist fight” broke out between the two women in the street.
There was a live stream of the incident on social media, according to the police.
One count of first-degree murder was filed against Tyler after his arrest.
Everyone in Martin’s family is in utter misery.
“That was my niece, my best friend, my diary. We talked all the time even though we had nothing to talk about,” Burks said. “And I can’t believe this happened like this, we were all friends.”