DeLAND, Fla. – A 76-year-old DeLand woman shot her daughter in the leg Thursday during a domestic dispute, leading to the arrest of the daughter, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a news release, deputies were called just before 4 p.m. to the 1500 block of South Montgomery Street. Julie Edwards, 54, got into an argument with her mom and began hitting her in the chest, deputies said.
According to investigators, the 76-year-old mother went to her room and got a .22-caliber handgun and kept it in her pocket. "Edwards resumed hitting her, and her mother warned her if she hit her again, she’d shoot.