A St. Louis, Missouri, Kentucky Fried Chicken employee was shot Monday night after a dispute escalated over the fast-food restaurant being out of corn, according to reports.
Fox station KTVI in St. Louis reported that the shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. at a KFC on Delmar Boulevard.
An employee of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri, was shot by a customer who became upset after being told the restaurant was out of corn.
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Police said a black man in his 40s tried to place an order at the drive-thru when an employee told him the restaurant was out of corn.
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The suspect then threatened the employee on loudspeaker before approaching the drive-thru window with a gun.
A 25-year-old employee reportedly came out to talk to the driver. When the employee returned to the restaurant, he had a gunshot wound.
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The victim was transported to an area hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition, police said.
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After the victim was shot, the man, who is in his 40s and 50s with a slight build and scruffy beard, fled the scene.
Police said he was last seen wearing a jean jacket with a gray hood.
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