A Florida Christmas Day outing descended into gunfire after a mother allegedly thought her son was being disrespectful.
Roseita Lavette Smith, 50, was charged with aggravated battery after she allegedly shot her son outside a Red Rooster at around 3 p.m., Local 10 reported.
The station reported that police arrived to find a man lying on the ground bleeding from a thigh wound. The man was taken to an area hospital and listed in stable condition.
According to Local 10, police said that inside the restaurant, Smith became agitated and complained that her son had been "disrespectful."
PEOPLE reported that, according to court documents, Smith and her son had begun arguing inside the restaurant. The argument continued after they got in the car. PEOPLE reported that according to court documents, Smith then pulled out a gun, and her son got out of the car.
"Once outside the vehicle, [Smith] discharged a single round, striking the victim in the left thigh," the affidavit cited by PEOPLE states.
Smith told police that she acted in self-defense because her son threatened to beat her and refused to get out of the car, PEOPLE reported. She told authorities that she got out of the car and then he got out and began to follow her.
Smith has pleaded not guilty.
