BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — A 26-year-old Wellington woman turned herself in to police after allegedly shooting another woman multiple times during an early morning confrontation in Boynton Beach before fleeing the scene with her son.
The incident that occurred around 3 a.m. Thursday near the 100 block of Northeast Ninth Avenue.
Boynton Beach police said they received a report of a woman who had been shot in an apartment. Responding officers found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Justice Guyton started a fight with the woman and the confrontation escalated before Guyton discharged a firearm, striking the victim multiple times, according to police.
Guyton's 6-year-old son was present during the shooting, and shortly after the incident, Guyton fled the scene with her son, which led to a missing child alert for the boy.
The victim was transported to the hospital and is in critical but stable condition.
With assistance from the U.S. Marshals, her son was safely located hours later, just before 11 a.m., in Riviera Beach, police said.
Guyton turned herself in at the Boynton Beach Police Department and is currently being held at the Palm Beach County Jail. She faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery with a firearm and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
