Woman Arrested In Shooting Outside Target Bails Out Of Jail

DECATUR, GA -- A Covington woman faces charges for allegedly opening fire on a man during a parking dispute outside a Target was bailed out of jailed Thursday after a court appearance, Patch has learned. Tara L. Moody, 40, was arrested late Tuesday after getting into an altercation with a man outside the store on Lavista Road in Tucker and allegedly shooting him.

DeKalb authorities are crediting surveillance video for helping them identify Moody, who is facing aggravated assault charges in the shooting. (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Decatur Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Authorities said the incident, which they are calling a case of "parking lot rage," seems to have began when a delivery truck that pulled up outside the Target trapped Moody's car and one driven by Robert Herwing, 47, of Decatur. Both drivers failed to give the other the right of way, leading to a confrontation.

"Sometimes tempers flare up, it doesn’t matter where you are, and we always advise keep your temper," Shiera Campbell, spokeswoman for the DeKalb County Police Department, told WGCL. "It's not worth a parking space, it’s not worth a life."

Woman who allegedly shot man outside Target makes court appearance

A police report obtained by WAGA says, "Mr. Herwing poured a liquid from a bottle on the vehicle. A black female exited the vehicle and entered into a verbal altercation with Mr. Herwing. Mr. Herwing started pouring the liquid on the female. The female entered into her vehicle and appeared to produce a firearm."

"Based on the surveillance video, we were able to figure out which vehicle she was in and [DeKalb police] were able to go to her home and pick her up from there," DeKalb police Lt. Lonzy Robertson told WAGA-TV news cameras.
Woman Arrested In Shooting Outside DeKalb Target

Herwing is expected to be OK and is reportedly in stable condition at Atlanta Medical Center.

Image via DeKalb Sheriff's Office