WEST PARK, Fla. – Deputies arrested a 41-year-old man who was accused of shooting a woman and endangering drivers’ lives during a three-county police pursuit.
Shawn Williams, of Hollywood, is the suspect in a shooting during a domestic dispute on Saturday near the intersection of Southwest 42nd Avenue and 18th Street in West Park.
According to Gerdy St. Louis, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the woman wounded required hospitalization to treat “life-threatening injuries.” Witnesses said she was bleeding from the head and neck area.
Williams fled to Miami-Dade County and after an exchange with a police officer, he fled in a black Chevy Tahoe, police said. The Miami-Dade police officer described Williams as suicidal.
Deputies said Williams sped away on Interstate 95 northbound through Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. A BSO helicopter tracked the chase from the air.
Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Williams on I-95 at Congress Avenue. Florida Highway Patrol troopers temporarily closed I-95 between Congress Avenue and Linton Boulevard in Boca Raton.
Corrections booked him on Sunday morning and he was awaiting extradition to Broward County.
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Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editors Wilson Louis and Aura Martinez contributed to this report.