The gunslinging bystander who drew national attention when she opened fire at fleeing shoplifters in a Home Depot parking lot vowed Wednesday that she will never help anyone again.

In October, the 46-year old Michigan woman, Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, fired several shots with her licensed 9-millimeter handgun at the sport-utility vehicle of two suspected shoplifters in a store parking lot in Auburn Hills, Mich. The men drove away but were later arrested.

Ms. Duva-Rodriguez, who had been a passer-by when she noticed the commotion, found herself on the opposite side of the law too. She was charged with one count of reckless use, handling or discharge of a firearm.

Image Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, 46, shot at the vehicle of two suspected shoplifters in a store parking lot in Auburn Hills, Mich., in October. Credit... Auburn Hills Police Department, via Associated Press

Her case became an example of incidents in the United States that highlight the debate over the proper response by armed bystanders to violence or crime, one that often resurfaces after mass shootings like the ones in San Bernardino and Colorado Springs.