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Wendy’s employee fires shotgun at customer’s car in parking lot, police say

Customers in a Wendy's parking lot were shot at by an employee after an argument broke out at the Charlotte, North Carolina, restaurant, police said.

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Customers in a Wendy's parking lot were shot at by an employee after an argument broke out at the Charlotte, North Carolina, restaurant, police said.
By WSOCTV.com
June 22, 2018

North Carolina police took a fast food worker into custody after they said he fired shots at a customer in the parking lot at a Wendy's early Friday in Charlotte.

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The incident occurred at 2 a.m., police said.

Investigators said two customers had gone through the drive-thru and were waiting for their food in the parking lot, police said. A female employee brought it out to them, but the women started fighting.

Police said a male employee then came out and shot at the customers with a shotgun.

Nobody was hurt, but officers took the worker into custody.

Police have not identified him and have not said what charges he will face.

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