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Man making morning run to Dunkin' Donuts accidentally drops gun, shoots woman

Woman wounded at Dunkin' Donuts in Coconut Creek

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – A woman was shot at a Dunkin' Donuts in Coconut Creek Saturday morning when a man accidentally dropped his gun at the store, police said.

The man arrived to the store at 6502 North State Road 7, in a white four-door Mazda. When the firearm discharged and the 55-year-old woman was shot, he ran away.

The woman suffered a "non-life threatening" wound, the Coconut Creek Police Department said.

Randy Barroso, 38, turned himself in Saturday at the Police Department. Police said Barroso was cooperative and provided a statement to detectives.

Barroso told police that the discharge of the weapon was unintentional. Police said Barroso possesses a concealed carry permit and does not have a criminal arrest record.

Barroso was arrested for culpable negligence and booked at the Broward County Jail with $500 bail, police said.


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