Gunshot microphone system leads to arrest in Lake City

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A newly installed gunshot detection system led to the arrest of two people in Lake City on Sunday.

According to the Lake City Police Department, officers responded to Southeast Allen Place after receiving an alert from the “FLOCK” gunshot detection system around 11:45 a.m.

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Officers found someone with a cut above their eye. The victim explained to officers that Robbrecia Tracharinee Glo Fulton, 26, and Calvin James Souter Jr., 23, attacked them.

The victim says Fulton cut them with a razor and pulled their hair. Souter hit the victim in the chest then pointed his gun in the air and fired. Souter pointed the gun at the victim and threatened to shoot.

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Fulton and Souter then left the area. Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies arrested both individuals during a traffic stop Sunday evening. Fulton was charged with aggravated battery. Souter faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery, and discharging a weapon on residential property.

The FLOCK system uses microphones installed in specific locations to detect the sound of gunshots and alert authorities. The system was installed in the city in 2023.

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