Missouri KFC customer shoots employee over corn outage
Police: KFC employee in critical but stable condition at hospital
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A St. Louis, Missouri, Kentucky Fried Chicken employee was shot Monday night after a dispute escalated because the fast-food restaurant was out of corn, according to reports.
Fox station KTVI in St. Louis reported that the shooting happened at about 6:30 p.m. at a KFC on Delmar Boulevard.
An employee at the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis was shot Monday by a customer who became upset after being told the restaurant was out of corn. (Google Maps)
Police said a Black man in his 40s attempted to place an order at the drive-thru when an employee told him the restaurant was out of corn.
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The suspect then threatened the employee from the speaker box before pulling up to the drive-thru window with a handgun.
A 25-year-old employee then reportedly went out to talk with the driver. When the employee walked back into the restaurant, he had a gunshot wound.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A St. Louis, Missouri, Kentucky Fried Chicken employee was shot Monday night after a dispute escalated because the fast-food restaurant was out of corn, according to reports. (iStock)
The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition, police noted.
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After the victim was shot, the suspect, who is between 40 and 50 years old with a thin build and scruffy beard, fled the scene.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police said he was last seen wearing a jean jacket with a gray hood.