Mom with infant children in car charged in drive-by shooting, police say

A local mom is under arrest in connection with a drive-by shooting that some witnesses said was done with the woman's infant children in the car. When Kiya-Marie Chase faced a judge, she was charged with improper display of a firearm and firing a gun from a vehicle. The charge is a second-degree felony with a maximum sentence of 15 years.The shooting occurred last week at the Emerald Place Apartments in Titusville. Police said a group of about 10 people were there when Chase started firing from her vehicle. Authorities said Chase was turning onto Deleon Avenue when she fired, and they found seven 40-caliber shell casings. A police report said some of the witnesses told them Chase had her infant children in the vehicle during the time of the shooting. “This is extremely dangerous, and we have to take this investigation with our highest priority to get this suspect arrested and behind bars. It’s extremely dangerous, firing from a vehicle,” Amy Matthews of the Titusville Police Department said. Witnesses told police they had seen Chase with the gun earlier. Police said Chase does have a concealed-weapons permit.

A local mom is under arrest in connection with a drive-by shooting that some witnesses said was done with the woman's infant children in the car.

When Kiya-Marie Chase faced a judge, she was charged with improper display of a firearm and firing a gun from a vehicle.


The charge is a second-degree felony with a maximum sentence of 15 years.

The shooting occurred last week at the Emerald Place Apartments in Titusville.

Police said a group of about 10 people were there when Chase started firing from her vehicle.

Authorities said Chase was turning onto Deleon Avenue when she fired, and they found seven 40-caliber shell casings.

A police report said some of the witnesses told them Chase had her infant children in the vehicle during the time of the shooting.

“This is extremely dangerous, and we have to take this investigation with our highest priority to get this suspect arrested and behind bars. It’s extremely dangerous, firing from a vehicle,” Amy Matthews of the Titusville Police Department said.

Witnesses told police they had seen Chase with the gun earlier. Police said Chase does have a concealed-weapons permit.