MIAMI, Florida – An employee of a Miami fast food restaurant was arrested after allegedly shooting a customer with whom she had an argument, local media reported this Friday.
The shots occurred in the parking lot of the restaurant of the Burger King chain in northwest Miami that operates under franchise and it is unknown if the client was injured because he left the place before the police arrived there.
Several witnesses said they saw the employee argue with a customer inside the restaurant for unknown reasons.
Then they both went out to the parking lot and there the discussion escalated and she took out a firearm and shot the client’s car several times, according to the Police.
The detainee was identified as Shateasha Monique Hicks, aged 30 years old.
Her relatives, who went to the restaurant upon learning of the arrest , told the media that the customer he allegedly shot had thrown mayonnaise in his face when he served him.
According to the Local news channel 10, a spokesman for Burger King said he could not give details of what happened because it is still under investigation, but stressed that this event contradicts the values of the brand.
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