Woman shot in drive-through
A woman was shot as she sat in a vehicle in a McDonald’s drive-through in Palm Springs on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The woman, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was shot in the torso and is expected to survive, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office.
The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of South Congress Avenue, Barbera said.
The shooter was likely across the street from the fastfood restaurant when the bullet was fired, she said.
“The driver of the vehicle immediately drove the victim to a local hospital to be treated,” Barbera said. “At this time there is no motive or suspect information known.”
The investigation continues.
Detectives urge anyone who was in the vicinity of the shooting between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. to contact Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-8477.
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“Oh my God! oh my God!” Schweinhart yelled just before O’Connor passed out, O’Connor told police.
Paramedics found the women inside O’Connor’s 2006 Ford Expedition shortly before 1 p.m. in the bank parking lot at 574 E. Woolbright Road.
O’Connor’s 2-month old son and Schweinhart’s 1-month old daughter were in child seats and properly restrained, police said.
Schweinhart was behind the wheel because O’Connor believed she “could drive better under the influence of heroin,” the report said.
Officers took the two infants and cradled them at the police department while their mothers were taken to Bethesda Hospital East to be treated for overdoses, then booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on charges of child neglect.
Both were released after posting bond.
It’s unclear where the women went to rehab, when they got out, and whether they were in any sort of treatment when they overdosed. from jail Friday
The children were placed in the custody of other family members, Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Paige Patterson-Hughes said.
According to DCF records, the number of allegations of infants being exposed to substances in Palm Beach County in April was 134.
That number jumped to 174 incidents in May but dropped down to 138 in June, the last month of available records. Broward County had 171 allegations in April, 177 in May and 135 in June.
Overdoses with children aren’t that common but officers in Boynton Beach are dealing with drug overdoses on a daily basis, Slater said.
“We want to raise awareness and get people talking about it and let people know that there’s help out there for drug addiction,” she said.
Police will be trying to the drug dealer.
“Chief [Jeffrey] Katz said we can’t arrest our way out of the opioid epidemic. Police and the public need to work together because it’s a public health crisis,” Slater said. track down
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