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Woman shot, killed sister during argument on Merritt Island, deputies say

Deputies responded to home on Topaz Court

Brittany Bishop-Gillison (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla.UPDATE: The state attorney’s office dropped the murder charge Brittany Bistop-Gillison faced due to “the totality of the evidence gathered was insufficient for the State to overcome the defendant’s stated claim of self-defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law.”

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A woman has been arrested in the fatal shooting of her sister on Merritt Island, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Brittany Bishop-Gillison, 30, was taken into custody Saturday.

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The sheriff’s office said investigators were called to a home on Topaz Court around 3:20 p.m. Friday. Officials said when deputies arrived, they found Kapricia Bishop suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheriff’s officials said the shooting happened during an argument between the sisters.

Bishop-Gillison is being held at the Brevard County jail on a $750,000 bond.


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Brenda Argueta is a digital journalist who joined ClickOrlando.com in March 2021. She is the author of the Central Florida Happenings newsletter that goes out every Thursday.

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