Stockbridge police are investigating a shooting at a Waffle House early Monday morning that injured an employee.

The employee was shot in the arm around 6:30 a.m. during an argument with a customer at the restaurant off North Henry Boulevard, police said. The employee was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released.

After the gunfire, the customer fled the scene and remains at large, authorities said. Neither of the individuals has been identified.

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