Hollywood woman says she was sitting on toilet when she was shot

Gregory Lee, 29, arrested on multiple charges

Gregory Lee is accused of entering a Hollywood home and shooting Mary Ann Gillen.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A Hollywood woman told detectives that she was sitting on the toilet when a man who she knows as "Yellow" entered her home and shot her.

Gregory Lee, 29, was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges, including aggravated battery with use of a firearm and burglary with assault or battery.

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Hollywood police were called to the apartment building in the 1800 block of Dewey Street about 5:40 a.m. Wednesday.

According to an arrest report, the victim, Mary Ann Gillen, 58, was in the courtyard of her apartment with her sister when she went inside her unit to use the bathroom.

Gillen told detectives that she left the front door ajar and the bathroom door open.

Police said Lee walked into her home and shot her once.

According to the report, Gillen's husband, who was sleeping in their bedroom, woke up and ran to help his wife until help arrived.

Gillen's husband, Michael Warfield, told detectives that he saw Lee hop over a fence and run off.

Lee was found later in the day and taken into custody.

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