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Starbucks clash ends with woman shot in eye by rubber bullet, California cops say

A 43-year-old woman is accused of shooting another woman in the eye with a rubber bullet in a dispute at a Starbucks, California police say.
A 43-year-old woman is accused of shooting another woman in the eye with a rubber bullet in a dispute at a Starbucks, California police say. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A woman shot another woman in the eye with a rubber bullet in an argument at a Starbucks coffee shop, California police reported.

Officers responded to the shooting at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Visalia police said in a news release.

They arrested Elizabeth Arnold, 43, on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, police said. Witnesses told officers Arnold shot the other woman with a “self-defense” rubber bullet gun.

The injured woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No further information on her medical condition was provided.

Visalia is about 45 miles southeast of Fresno.

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This story was originally published September 25, 2023 at 12:03 PM with the headline "Starbucks clash ends with woman shot in eye by rubber bullet, California cops say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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