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Woman opens fire inside Burger King Drive-Thru After Long Wait Time

A woman who was upset with the long wait time at a drive-thru window at a Memphis Burger King opened fire on employees.
April 4, 2021
Woman opens fire inside Burger King Drive-Thru After Long Wait Time

MEMPHIS, TN – A woman who was upset with the long wait at a Burger King drive-through stuck her head in the window of the restaurant and began opening fire on employees.

On Tuesday, Memphis Police responded to a shooting at Burger King located at 5305 Winchester Road.

Upon arriving on the scene, officers were advised that a female customer got angry regarding the wait time to be served at the drive-thru window. The female got out of the front passenger seat of a mid-sized, four-door, gray sedan and approached the drive-thru window. A verbal altercation ensued between the female patron and the workers. Video surveillance shows the suspect retrieve a black handgun from the vehicle, extend her upper body through the drive-thru window, and fire several shots at the Burger King workers.

The workers fled from the gunfire through the rear door of the business and were unharmed. The suspect was accompanied by a male who was the driver of the gray sedan. No arrests have been made at this point. This is an ongoing investigation.