Employee Killed After Customer Becomes Irate, Police Report

A Waffle House employee was shot and died after a customer became enraged while waiting for his food to be cooked, authorities said.

The customer got “agitated and verbally abusive” to personnel at a Waffle House in Laurinburg, North Carolina, on Friday night, according to a police statement posted on Facebook.

After receiving his lunch, the client began heading toward his car before turning back and firing two rounds, authorities said.

Authorities claimed the man then left. Police are still looking for the suspect.

An 18-year-old Waffle House employee was rushed to the hospital and ultimately pronounced deceased, according to the statement.

This incident comes after a series of restaurant confrontations that have turned lethal.

According to officials, a Subway worker was shot and died in 2022 during an argument over too much mayonnaise. A McDonald’s employee was also shot in 2020 for telling a customer to leave owing to coronavirus limitations at the time.

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