Police seek waiter, customer after incident at Texas steakhouse
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A server fired a gun inside a popular San Antonio restaurant during a physical fight with a customer, although no one was hurt, according to police.
The shooting happened about 1 p.m. Tuesday at Little Red Barn Steakhouse.
Crystal Halliday, 28, witnessed the altercation and said it began when a customer complained and then attacked the server.
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“He was the one that threw the first punch,” she said. “He was a larger man, so he was on top of the waiter, beating him up pretty bad. I believe he also hit him with a computer that was there at the hostess stand.”
According to officers, the customer was unhappy with the meal or service.
Investigators say the waiter managed to pry himself away.
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“As soon as they broke him apart, he was enraged from everything and he got on top of the hostess stand,” Halliday said.
Halliday said the server pulled out a gun and pointed it at the crowd for a moment.
“We ran to the back along with other people,” she said. “We went behind a table.”
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Police said the employee fired three shots into the ceiling before running off. The customer also ran off.