Woman accused of solar eclipse shootings said God told her to do it: police

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solar eclipse and telling people that God told her to do it.Taylon Nichelle Celestine faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery for the Monday shootings. She is accused of injuring two people after opening fire on vehicles travelling Interstate 10 through northern Florida.One victim was shot in the neck and is currently in the hospital receiving treatment.

The other was grazed on the arm by a bullet.Before the incident, Celestine allegedly checked out of a local hotel and told staff there that she was “going on a shooting spree, directed by ‘God’ in relation to the solar eclipse,” Florida Highway Patrol wrote in a statement.No other details about motives were provided in the statement.After leaving the hotel, police say Celestine got into a purple Dodge Challenger with Georgia plates and travelled westbound on Interstate 10.Almost immediately after entering the highway, police allege Celestine fired multiple shots into another car, shattering the windows of the vehicle. The driver was struck by glass fragments and grazed by a bullet, but he was able to steer away from the shooter and pulled off onto the shoulder of the road.Celestine allegedly kept driving and shot at another car, striking the second victim in the neck.Florida Highway Patrol learned of the active shooting and was able to intercept the vehicle about 16 miles (25 kilometres) down from where it had entered the interstate.