An out-of-control customer shot a 21-year-old fast-food employee during a brawl over guacamole at a Michigan Chipotle.
Fox 2 Detroit reported the shocking incident took place at the Chipotle on Evergreen Road near Civic Center Drive in Southfield at around 6:50 p.m.
Video footage shows the suspect showing his firearm at the employee, who responds by grabbing the thug by the shirt in an attempt to stop him from leaving the restaurant. A gunshot can be heard going off as the short video closes.
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NEW: Customer shoots a Chipotle employee over a fight about guacamole at a Michigan Chipotle.
After shooting the employee, the 32-year-old man fled the scene in his car.
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Here is a full video report From Fox 2 Detroit on the incident:
Thomas Huber, one of the witnesses to the shooting, gave a timeline of events to FOX 2 Detroit detailing how the incident unfolded.:
“I was just eating a bowl, and I heard shouting. And then I looked over, they’re arguing. One of the workers went to the back, I don’t know why, and then when he was in the back, the customer walked around the counter, tried to grab his food and put it in a bag,” Huber said.
“Then the employee came back, and they started fighting, and then we heard a gunshot and just ran out as quick as we could,” he continued.
After being shot, the employee was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound in his leg. Southfield police say the man is currently in stable condition.
Police identified the suspect as a 31-year-old man from Detroit. He was taken into custody shortly after fleeing the scene.
It is unclear at the moment what charges the suspect will be facing.