The Brief A 74-year-old woman was arrested after Lafayette police said she shot bear spray outside her car during some type of argument in the Trader Joe's parking lot, which ended up affecting eight people. A 74-year-old woman was arrested after Lafayette police said she shot bear spray outside her car during some type of argument in the Trader Joe's parking lot, which ended up affecting eight people. Witnesses said that a person had sprayed bear spray in the parking lot before taking off in her car. Thomas had allegedly sprayed the bear spray twice from the driver's side of her car before driving away, police said. A total of eight people were exposed to the bear spray, police said.