re: Tennessee Restaurant Manager Shoots at Customer After Argument Over Wait Time

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the manager of a Checkers in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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The department said the incident began after two brothers placed and then paid for their order at the restaurant. After being made to wait what was thought to be an inordinate amount of time for their food, one of the two customers began voicing their complaints to the restaurant staff.

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As the argument between the employees and the upset customer was taking place, a third person—a man—in the restaurant's parking lot started chucking rocks in the direction of the two brothers.

Police indicated that after the third man began throwing rocks is when Starnes got involved in the situation. Starnes then exited the restaurant while carrying a gun to confront the three men. She started yelling at all three men, voicing her desire for them to vacate the restaurant's premises.

At one point, as Starnes was screaming at the men, one of the brothers threw a beverage at her. Starnes responded by firing one round at the customer.

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