A Covington Twp. woman pointed a gun at two other women on Thursday during a dispute over parking, Scranton police said.

At about noon officers were called to the 300 block of Lackawanna Avenue, near the Marketplace at Steamtown, for an individual pointing a gun at another person.

When officers arrived, they spoke with Imani Ingrim and Sharee Maultsby.

According to the criminal complaint:

Ingrim said she was parking her vehicle behind another vehicle, which Jessica Lopez had just parked, when Lopez rolled down her window and yelled, “back up.”

Ingrim told officers she complied with Lopez’s request and backed up.

When Ingrim and Maultsby got out of their car and headed for the parking meter to pay for parking, Lopez, 42, of 27 Jubilee Road, asked “what their problem was parking behind her,” according to the complaint.

The three began to argue, when Lopez reached into her waistband, pulled out a gun and pointed it at them, saying, “I have a concealed weapon,” Ingrim and Maultsby told officers.

Ingrim and Maultsby told Lopez they were calling the police and crossed the street to the Marketplace at Steamtown, where they called 911.

Lopez told officers she had just parked her vehicle and was attempting to move it closer to the curb, when Ingrim pulled up behind her.

Lopez told officers her vehicle didn’t have a backup camera and had a hitch, so she was concerned about hitting Ingrim’s vehicle.

Lopez acknowledged that Ingrim backed up when she asked her to.

When Lopez got out of her vehicle, the two were talking near the parking meter and she asked, “Is there a problem?”

Lopez told police Maultsby began “egging her on” and that she said, “Let’s move on with our day and pay for what we have to pay for.”

When Ingrim and Maultsby walked toward her, she went back into her vehicle and got her gun, Lopez said.

She told police she put the firearm in her waistband and denied pointing it at the other women.

A witness told officers they saw Lopez pointing the gun at the two women, but also said the two women seemed to be escalating the situation.

The gun was identified as a Springfield Hellcat 9 mm firearm. Police said Lopez had a valid concealed license to carry.

Lopez is charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 3 before District Judge Paul Ware.