“FIX MY BROKEN NAIL FOR FREE OR ELSE”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY 26-YEAR-OLD ESSENCE MIRE PUNCHED A NAIL SALON WORKER OVER A $15 REPAIR FEE AND RETURNED WITH A GUN TO SHOOT INTO THE BUSINESS… AND SHE NOW FACES FOUR CRIMINAL CHARGES UNDER A $100,000 BOND.
A dispute over a broken fingernail allegedly escalated into gunfire at a Phoenix nail salon.
The conflict began over a $15 fee to repair the nail.
Police say 26-year-old Essence Mire of Phoenix, Arizona, was at the center of the incident.
Mire reportedly sought a repair from a salon employee.
Police say she became upset with the employee over the $15 charge.
An argument broke out inside the business.
According to allegations, the disagreement quickly became physical.
Police say Mire punched the salon employee in the face.
Then Mire left the salon.
But authorities allege she was not finished.
Police say Mire obtained a firearm after leaving the premises.
She returned to the nail salon.
Police say she fired one shot toward the business.
The bullet reportedly struck the salon’s front glass door.
The glass door shattered.
There were 18 people inside the nail salon when the shot was fired.
Customers were inside the shop at the time.
Employees were working inside as well.
The sudden violence reportedly sent customers and employees scrambling for safety.
Several people ran through the salon’s back door.
Others attempted to hide.
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People inside the business also reportedly recorded portions of the incident on their phones.
Mire allegedly drove away after firing the shot.
She left the scene of the shooting.
Investigators were able to track her to her residence.
Police located Mire at her home.
Mire was arrested.
According to court documents, Mire allegedly admitted both punching the salon employee and firing at the business.
Court records state she allegedly admitted to striking the employee.
Court records state she also allegedly admitted to firing at the salon.
Investigators say she provided an explanation for why she allegedly returned with the firearm.
Authorities described that explanation as extraordinary.
And according to authorities, Mire said she wanted to intimidate the salon into repairing her broken nail for free.
What allegedly began as a disagreement over a $15 nail repair resulted in multiple criminal charges.
Mire now faces four separate offenses.
She has been charged with aggravated assault.
She has been charged with discharging a firearm at a nonresidence.
She has been charged with discharging a firearm within city limits.
She has been charged with assault.
Her bond was set at $100,000.
Mire has been charged, not convicted.
She is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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