An armed man caused chaos Wednesday night went he fired a gun during attempted carjackings at a recreation center in The Villages.
At about 8:15 p.m., the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls reporting an armed man attempting to enter vehicles at the Colony Cottage Recreation Center and the nearby Walgreens at Colony Plaza.
Deputies quickly identified the suspect as 48-year-old Christopher Alan Grant of Pensacola, who was brandishing a firearm and threatening people in the area. During the incident, Grant discharged a firearm into an occupied vehicle, pointed the weapon at multiple people, and attempted to carjack individuals at both the Walgreens and the nearby Colony Cottage Recreation Center.
Deputies took Grant into custody. At the time of his arrest, he was found in possession of a loaded FN Herstal 9mm pistol…