Collier County woman arrested for shooting another woman in the face

A woman has been arrested in Collier County after deputies say she shot another woman in the face, killing her.

According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office , the incident occurred on the 500 block of Eustis Avenue in Immokalee shortly before 2 p.m. on October 8th.

Deputies responded to a call stating a female was lying on the ground, bleeding profusely, inside a residence. The woman, identified as Crystal Carmack, was pronounced dead on the scene due to a gunshot wound to the face.

Upon further investigation, it was established that the suspect fled the area before the deputies arrived.

According to three witnesses, a verbal altercation took place between the victim and the suspect, identified as Justine Reed, a 38-year-old woman.

The witnesses described Reed grabbing a gun during the altercation and firing a single shot at Carmack, which struck her in the face.

The witnesses described the gun to be a small black revolver with a wooden-like handle.

Deputies located Reed after a short while and brought her in to be interviewed, where she denied involvement in the incident.