Guard arrested for firing 13 shots into air to break up fight at Broward bowling alley, cops say

DAVIE, Florida. – Police arrested a security guard early Monday morning after they say she fired more than a dozen shots into the air to try to break up a fight at a Davie bowling alley.

Jhajaira Elizabeth Mora Peralta, 47, of Plantation, was working as a security guard at SpareZ, located at 5325 S. University Drive, at the time of the incident, according to police.

An arrest report from the Davie Police Department indicates his employer is EMS Protective Group, a security company headquartered just north of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

According to the report, the fight broke out just before 12:30 a.m. Police said Mora Peralta drew his black Glock 19 and fired about 13 shots into the air to try to disperse it, forcing at least one family to hide in fear.

Police said Mora Peralta told investigators that as she and other security guards went outside to separate the parties, she saw a man being attacked.

She said she pulled out her gun and fired, fearing the man was “severely injured,” saying she “didn't know what else to do” to stop him, the report states.

Mora Peralta “was adamant that she not point her handgun at anyone because she knew she 'couldn't do that,'” police wrote. The report states that after firing her gun, she began screaming that she was calling the police.

Officers arrested Mora Peralta for aggravated assault with a firearm, improper exhibition of a firearm and discharging a firearm in public. Jail records show she was scheduled to be released Tuesday afternoon on $17,500 bail.

Local 10 News left a message with the EMS protection group seeking comment Tuesday.