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Deputies arrest woman who shot at boyfriend & barricaded herself inside Punta Gorda home

Layni Carver is the woman accused of shooting at her boyfriend.

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Deputies arrest woman who shot at boyfriend & barricaded herself inside Punta Gorda home

Layni Carver is the woman accused of shooting at her boyfriend.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Deputies are investigating after a shooting took place on Turbak Drive in Punta Gorda Sunday afternoon. Around 1:15 p.m. deputies responded to the home after a woman allegedly shot at her boyfriend, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Credit: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office The man was not hit by any of the bullets and ran to a neighbor’s home to get help, deputies said. When authorities arrived, they confirmed the victim was safe. Layni Carver is the woman accused of shooting at her boyfriend and barricading herself inside the home. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s SWAT, Aviation, and Crisis Negotiation teams were called to the scene after Carver refused to come out. Carver eventually exited the home on her own, deputies said. The shooting appears to be an isolated incident domestic in nature, investigators said. Carver faces one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Deputies are investigating after a shooting took place on Turbak Drive in Punta Gorda Sunday afternoon.

Around 1:15 p.m. deputies responded to the home after a woman allegedly shot at her boyfriend, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

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Credit: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office

The man was not hit by any of the bullets and ran to a neighbor’s home to get help, deputies said. When authorities arrived, they confirmed the victim was safe.

Layni Carver is the woman accused of shooting at her boyfriend and barricading herself inside the home.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s SWAT, Aviation, and Crisis Negotiation teams were called to the scene after Carver refused to come out. Carver eventually exited the home on her own, deputies said.

The shooting appears to be an isolated incident domestic in nature, investigators said.

Carver faces one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.