SWAT arrests woman accused of firing a gun during an argument

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay Police Department’s SWAT team helped to arrest a woman accused of using a gun during an argument early Monday.

Police learned Tanisha Washington might be inside a house on the 2200-block of Newberry Avenue at about 11:30 Monday night. The crisis negotiation team and SWAT took Washington, 29, into custody about 3 hours later with no further incident.

Police say Washington and another woman got into an argument on the 2500-block of W. Mason Street at 2 a.m. Monday. According to witnesses, Washington pointed a gun at the other woman’s face, fired a shot in the air, then pointed the gun at the woman again before driving away.

No one was hurt in the disturbance.

Washington is being referred to the Brown County District Attorney’s Office for criminal charges.

Police were assisted in the case by the Brown County Sheriff’s office, Oneida Police Department, Ashwaubenon Public Safety, and the Wisconsin State Patrol.