Video: Woman on the run after being caught on camera firing a gun during fight outside Tampa movie theater

Search for woman who fired gun during fight

Tampa police are searching for a woman accused of pulling out a gun and firing a shot during a brawl outside a New Tampa movie theater on Saturday night. Jordan Bowen reports.

TAMPA - Tampa police are trying to identify a woman who fired a gun during a fight outside the AMC Highwoods 20 parking lot on Saturday night.

Officers were called to the parking lot of the theater located at 18002 Highwoods Preserve after a fight broke out just before 10 p.m.

Video released by police shows a woman wearing a jean jacket firing a round in the air during the fight.

Investigators say that one shot was fired, and nobody was hit. However, three people ended up with minor injuries after they ran from the initial disturbance, according to TPD.

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Yamil Arias had just seen Wicked with his girlfriend and her mom, along with another couple and their young daughter. All six were standing at the ticket counter when he says a fight broke out in the parking lot just feet away.

Watch: Woman fires gun outside AMC Highwoods 20 parking lot

The Tampa Police Department released this video to help identify the woman who fired the gun in the air. Video is courtesy of TPD.

"We just heard a singular loud bang. Then people were yelling and screaming, and then security was definitely screaming really loud for everyone to get inside and run," Arias said. "There were people on the ground, and cell phones were flying. People were hitting each other, and they were chasing after each other. It was a mess. I was just waiting for all that to calm down so I could go to my car and leave."

Arias added,, "I had heard gunshots before, so I kind of knew that it was that. In the confusion inside, I think people were tipping stuff over."

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Arias described the gunshots as "loud" and said that he thought there was a second shot, but noted that in the chaos his mind was running fast, and he was looking for a place to hide.

"It's just always a bit scary to now think that, like, you can't go to like a movie or a restaurant or a mall without, like, this real fear of like, you know, is something going to happen here," Arias added.

Tampa police are searching for a woman they say fired a shot during a fight Saturday night outside a Tampa movie theater. Image is courtesy of TPD.

Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said the "troubling incident serves as a clear reminder that violence is absolutely unacceptable as a means of conflict resolution."

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He added, "Our community will not tolerate such behavior, and we will take decisive action."

Bercaw said that TPD would be "conducting a thorough investigation, and we will hold those responsible fully accountable as we continue to ensure the safety of our residents."

Police also say that this was not an active shooter situation.

Anyone with helpful information is asked to call 813-231-6130 or submit an anonymous tip via Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477).

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