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Woman accidentally shoots daughter after argument at McDonald’s – NBC 6 South Florida
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Woman accidentally shoots daughter after argument at McDonald’s – NBC 6 South Florida

A woman was held in jail Sunday after she was arrested for accidentally shooting her 15-year-old daughter in the shoulder after getting into a fight with a group of people at a McDonald’s in northwest Miami-Dade.

Melissa Valbrum, 32, faces several charges in the shooting that happened after 10 p.m. Friday at the fast food restaurant at 9250 Northwest 7th Avenue, according to Miami-Dade police.

According to an arrest report, Valbrum became violent toward a woman and her cousins ​​at McDonald’s after Valbrum thought one of the victims was pointing at her. The victim actually pointed outside to inform her cousin that their Lyft ride had arrived.

Booking photo by Melissa Valbrum


Miami-Dade Corrections

Booking photo by Melissa Valbrum

Valbrum pointed her firearm at the group and threatened to shoot and kill them, the arrest report said. The altercation spilled over into the group’s Lyft, where Valbrum allegedly reached into the vehicle to physically assault one of the minor victims.

As the Lyft drove away, a shot rang out and Valbrum’s daughter was hit in the shoulder. She was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.

Valbrum denied pointing her gun at the victims and said the firearm fell from her waistband, causing it to discharge and hit her daughter, the arrest report said.

Valbrum was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal mischief and culpable negligence.

A judge ordered her to stay away from all victims and set a $22,000 bond.