She said she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the solar eclipse.

A US woman who went on a shooting spree at two drivers claimed “God told her to do it during a solar eclipse.” new york postTaylon Nichelle Celestine, a 22-year-old Georgia girl, left a Holmes County motel on Monday and told staff she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the solar eclipse .

She then drove her purple Dodge Challenger toward the highway 115 miles (180 kilometers) from the Alabama border. Within a 5-mile (8-kilometer) radius, she fired several shots at a passing car, spraying the car’s glass and grazing the driver’s arm, the police department said in a statement. He was able to pull onto the shoulder of the road.

She then fired at a second vehicle, hitting the driver in the neck. The driver was injured and was sent to a local hospital for treatment.

The reckless shooter did not stop and continued driving until the Highway Patrol caught up with her near mile marker 96 and pulled her over.Law enforcement officers captured An AR-15 rifle and a 9 mm handgun were in the vehicle.

The woman was arrested and charged with attempted murder, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. She was also charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and improper discharge of a firearm.

Police are further investigating the incident.

Millions of astronomy enthusiasts across the United States took to the streets on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse and try to use their equipment to capture the rare astronomical spectacle. Nearly 32 million people were caught in the sight of a total lunar eclipse as the moon’s shadow crossed the Mexico-Texas border at lunchtime and traveled across 15 states over the next hour and a half.

Festivals, viewing parties and even group weddings are held along the “total path” of the total solar eclipse, wowing people with the sun’s corona glowing from behind the moon.

The 2024 total solar eclipse is a historic celestial event, as a total solar eclipse will not be visible again from the continental United States until August 2044, and an annular solar eclipse (which occurs when the moon cannot completely block the sun) will not occur until 2046 Travel through this part of the world again.