Morgan Shoemaker
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded at approximately, 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, to the 2400 block of Maplewood Drive for the report of shots fired.
Upon arrival, deputies found the property owner, Robert Brown, stating that he had spotted a white woman in dark clothing in his car on the driveway. According to Mr. Brown’s statement, he left his home and chased after the woman, who fled from his vehicle and ran across the street. At this point, the woman, according to Mr.
Brown, pulled out a firearm and fired a shot at him. He continued to chase the woman at which time she fired another shot at him. The woman then threw the firearm down in a neighbor’s yard and continued to run away.
As deputies responded to the scene, a woman was located a few blocks from the residence near the 8500 block of Standifer Gap Road. Deputies made contact with her and identified her as Morgan Shoemaker, 27. Deputies noticed Ms. Shoemaker had several bags of property on her person. She told deputies that she was trying to get away from a male party that had shot at her.
Deputies returned Ms. Shoemaker to the scene and she was identified by Mr. Brown as the person who had entered his vehicle and shot at him.
Upon further investigation, deputies found that other neighbors in the area had their vehicles broken into and that several items had been stolen, including at least one firearm. Neighbors were able to identify several items belonging to them in the property recovered from Ms. Shoemaker.
Morgan Shoemaker was being charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, one count of reckless endangerment, one count of burglary (of an automobile), one count of theft, one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Ms. Shoemaker also faces three additional counts of burglary of an automobile and one count of theft from another incident that occurred down the street.
More charges may be pending as additional thefts are reported and investigated.