A Wetumpka woman is in the Elmore County Jail after she allegedly shot an Elmore County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
Ebony Bracy, 40, of Wetumpka, an Elmore County deputy and another citizen were injured in the shooting. Bracy was booked into the jail at 2:40 p.m. and charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of failure to appear. She has a $2 million bond available to her.
According to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin, the incident started Tuesday morning when Bracy asked deputies to respond to her home on Dozier Road in the Redland community about a theft.
“(Deputies) went out there, took her complaint and were trying to figure out what was going on,” Franklin said. “I think she had a phone issue.”
Franklin said dispatch had informed the deputies en route that Bracy had warrants for her arrest. At some point a deputy informed Bracy of the warrant.
“She immediately picked up a gun and fired one round into one of the deputies who was standing on the porch,” Franklin said.
The round struck the deputy in the arm traveling from the wrist area to the bicep area, Franklin said.
“A deputy immediately returned fire,” Franklin said. “A round struck the caller just on the side of the rib cage. She may require stitches. She walked to the ambulance.”
A person behind the caller on the porch was struck in the thigh. Franklin said it is unknown if the round that struck the caller is the same one that struck the second person.
Franklin said a tourniquet was placed on the deputy and everyone was transported to area hospitals for treatment.
Bracy had previously been arrested Aug. 10, 2024, and charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest. According to court documents, deputies had responded to Bracy’s home to investigate a menacing call and serve a warrant.
“Deputies were met in the yard by the offender,” the incident report states. “The offender stated she worked for the Department of Justice and quickly walked back inside the residence.”
According to the incident report, deputies explained she was under arrest and when they went to place handcuffs on her, Bracy started to punch and kick deputies. One punch struck a deputy in the face. Bracy was tased in the August 2024 arrest.
“The drive stun was ineffective,” the incident report states.
The case was indicted and a failure to appear warrant was issued when Bracy did not show up for arraignment on Feb. 13.
Franklin said the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation would handle the investigation into Tuesday’s incident.
