A Bessemer woman has been charged after police say she shot into a vehicle because she was angry over a parking spot at the Calera Walmart.

Destinie Nicole Rogers,38, is charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle.

The incident happened just after 11 a.m. Thursday.

Chief David Hyche said all three units on duty were working accidents and responded to the parking lot, along with two school resources officers who supplement patrol in the summer.

They arrived to find the victim’s vehicle had a bullet hole in the back driver’s side door that exited the passenger side rear window.

“The path of the bullet traveled close to a car seat that was thankfully unoccupied” Hyche said.

The victim and witnesses told officers Rogers exited her vehicle brandishing a gun and fired into the victim’s car.

A description of the vehicle and the shooter was broadcast. Rogers was located within 20 minutes, Hyche said.

Rogers had apparently switched tags after leaving the shooting scene, but the chief said the description given by the victim and witnesses was detailed. Walmart security video also helped identify the suspect.

Rogers was booked into the Shelby County Jail pending charges, which were issued Friday.

“Our country has serious problems when people get so angry over a parking spot that they pull out a gun and fire into an occupied vehicle,” Hyche said. “If a child had been in that car seat this could have been a far more tragic event.”

Hyche thanked the witnesses for coming forward, as well as officers who were short-staffed.