Shooting Breaks Out at Popeyes Over Biscuits Argument
An argument at a Popeyes in North Carolina on Sunday reportedly led to an employee getting shot.
According to the authorities in Charlotte, a Popeyes manager shot his co-worker due to a dispute over "burnt biscuits." An eyewitness claims this altercation started with a physical fight outside of the restaurant.
Things took a turn for the worse when Rodney Wood, the manager at Popeyes near Carolina Pavilion Drive, allegedly pulled a gun and fired two shots at his co-worker.
The Popeyes worker who was shot twice was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.
A witness, who was a customer at the time of the shooting, told police the altercation stemmed from an argument between Wood and another employee due to overcooked biscuits.
The witness reported that both went outside after one “challenged” the other, leading to a physical fight. During the brawl, Wood allegedly pulled a gun and fired two rounds.
Both shots hit Wood’s co-worker, one in the groin and the other in the chest. That employee was rushed to Atrium Health Main in critical, life-threatening condition, and underwent emergency surgery.
The police apprehended Wood at the same shopping center his Popeyes is located in.
Wood allegedly told the police that he was punched in the face three times before trying to fire off "warning shots." According to the affidavit, he "failed to articulate a credible, imminent threat of deadly force necessary to support a self-defense claim under state law."
The authorities have charged Wood with attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon.