Florida woman charged after shooting passenger in boyfriend’s car
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The new report adds that messages recovered from Elijah Baker’s phone allegedly showed Katherine Dale Kelly accusing him of infidelity and threatening to shoot someone before the confrontation. Kelly, 24, has been charged after allegedly firing into Baker’s car in Port St. John, injuring passenger Angel Adenau.
Police say Kelly tracked Baker’s location and took an Uber to meet him at about 1.20am on Saturday, then fired one round through the passenger window, hitting Adenau in the left shoulder. Baker took her for help and she was treated in hospital; Kelly reportedly claimed self-defence and said she was trying to “make a point”. Her next court hearing is scheduled for 24 November.
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In short
- Investigators reportedly found accusations and a threat in phone messages.
- Adenau was shot in the shoulder and taken to hospital.
- Kelly faces charges including attempted first-degree murder.
How this story developed
- 38 minutes ago Messages recovered from Baker’s phone reportedly showed Kelly accusing him of infidelity and threatening to shoot someone before the confrontation.
- 44 minutes ago Katherine Dale Kelly, 24, was charged after police said she tracked her boyfriend Elijah Baker to Port St John and shot passenger Angel Adenau through a car window, wounding her shoulder; Kelly claimed self-defence, and her next court hearing was set for 24 November.
Full account
A 24-year-old woman from Cocoa, Florida, has been charged after allegedly shooting a passenger in her boyfriend’s car during a late-night confrontation. Katherine Dale Kelly faces charges including attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and firing into a vehicle, according to reports citing Brevard County authorities and court records.
The passenger, Angel Adenau, told investigators that Elijah Baker had invited her to meet and collected her shortly after 1am on Saturday. They were sitting in a parked car in an open area near a friend’s house in Cocoa when Kelly allegedly approached the passenger side and fired through the window, hitting Adenau in the left shoulder. Baker drove her to her home, where emergency services were called; she was taken to hospital for treatment.
Accounts say Kelly had tracked Baker’s location and travelled to the scene by Uber. She told police that Baker had taken her Volkswagen without permission, and claimed she fired in self-defence because the car was moving towards her. Investigators also cited messages in which she accused Baker of cheating. According to the arrest affidavit, Kelly later said she had wanted to “make a point”. Baker denied taking the car without permission; reports differ on what he did after the shooting, with one saying he drove Adenau home and another saying he later returned to the scene to collect Kelly.
Kelly was detained and charged. The charges reported include attempted premeditated murder in the first degree, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and shooting into a motor vehicle; one report also lists using a firearm while committing a felony. The Space Coast Daily says her next court hearing is scheduled for 24 November. The reports vary in their detail: one focuses on investigators’ account of alleged threats and the “make a point” remark, while the other gives more detail from the affidavit, including the location, the Uber journey and the pair’s text exchange.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The Space Coast Daily account describes the meeting as taking place in Port St. John, while the other report places it in an open lot in Cocoa near a friend’s house.
The reports give differing descriptions of Baker’s actions after the shooting: one says he took Adenau to her residence; the other says he later returned to the scene to pick up Kelly.
The charge lists are not identical: one report includes using a firearm while committing a felony, while the other lists attempted premeditated murder, aggravated battery and shooting into a motor vehicle.
The accounts place the initial police response at slightly different times: one says shortly after 2am, while the other describes the incident as occurring in the early hours and gives the pick-up time as about 1.20am.
Explained simply
Port St. John is a community in Brevard County, on Florida’s Atlantic coast. The case centres on Katherine Dale Kelly and her boyfriend, Elijah Baker; Angel Adenau was travelling as a passenger in Baker’s car.
Police say a dispute over suspected infidelity preceded a meeting between Kelly and Baker, and that a shot fired into the car wounded Adenau. The case matters because prosecutors must establish what happened and whether Kelly’s reported claim of self-defence is supported by the evidence.
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Originally published by Fox News as “Florida girlfriend allegedly tracks cheating boyfriend, shoots woman in his car: reports”.