BRIDGETON, Mo. — A Popeyes employee in Missouri shot a customer inside the lobby of the restaurant during an argument, police said.
Bridgeton police said a female and male worker got into an argument with a man inside the restaurant shortly before 3 p.m., KMOV reported.
The worker was taken into custody. Charges have not yet been filed.
Police said the 17-year-old male employee then shot the man with a handgun in the restaurant’s lobby, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The victim was taken to a hospital where he is in critical condition.