Politics & Government

UPDATE: Woman Arrested For Pointing Gun at Rep. Trey Gowdy

Incident occurred on Sunday evening.

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC -- Police said Upstate Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-4) was not injured when a woman pointed a gun at him Sunday night in a church parking lot in Spartanburg County.

More from press conference: See what police say Gowdy did after she pointed the loaded semiautomatic weapon at him.

Spartanburg Public Safety Department reported that Gowdy was able to drive away from the incident. The incident happened about 8:10 p.m. at First Baptist Church Spartanburg, while Gowdy was waiting to pick up his daughter.

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The woman, Gloria Brackett, 52, was arrested following the incident.

A press conference is scheduled for Monday morning with more information about the incident.

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The Spartanburg Public Safety Department is investigating.

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