- March 6, 2025
The woman was shot after reporting a burglary at her home then pointing a pressure washer wand at deputies.
BY MATT MENCARINI | STAFF WRITER
A now-hospitalized Ormond Beach woman says she wanted law enforcement to kill her.
Patricia Marianetti, 61, of 20 Eloise Circle, called 911 Thursday at approximately 6 p.m., Volusia County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Brandon Haught said, and immediately hung up. Dispatch called back several times for details about her emergency.
When a deputy arrived on scene, Marianetti was outside the front door. She pointed an object, which appeared to be a long gun or rifle, at the deputy, Haught said. She also didn't comply when the deputy called out for Marianetti to drop the object.
Haugh later identified the weapon as a “pressure washer wand.”
A second deputy arrived shortly after, and Marianetti pointed the object at both deputies and again didn’t comply with demands to drop it.
Deputy Omar Bello, 28, fired one shot at Marianetti, in response to the "possible threat," Sheriff's Office officials said, striking her in the shoulder. She was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center, in Daytona Beach, to be treated for the "non-life-threatening injury."
Deputies questioned Marianetti at the hospital and she told them she wanted to commit suicide by having a deputy shoot her, Haught said. The deputies then filled out paperwork for a Baker Act, which calls for an involuntary mental health examination.
When dispatch spoke with Marianetti, before deputies arrived at her home, she told them she had a gun and someone was trying to break into her home. She asked for them to send help, Haught said, but was uncooperative about answering questions.
After Bello shot Marianetti, deputies searched her home but found no evidence of an intruder.
Bello, who has been with the Sheriff's Office since November 2011, will be placed on administrative leave with pay, which officials say is customary following deputy-involved shootings.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be investigating the shooting, according to standard protocol.
