A Waffle House employee in South Carolina defended himself from armed suspects who attacked him with a weapon before exchanging fire, authorities said.
The Horry County Police Department was called to the restaurant along Highway 544 in Conway on December 22 for reports of gunshots, according to a police report obtained by Fox News Digital.
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An employee and several witnesses told responding officers that two men ran into the restaurant and jumped on the counter. One of the men began to hit the worker on the head and pushed him against objects, according to the report.
A waffle house in the Conway area of South Carolina. A Waffle House employee at the location fended off two gun-wielding attackers, police said.
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The other suspect was brandishing a firearm, police said.
The two suspects then left and the victim grabbed a gun and ran after them. When she got to the door, the two men opened fire and the victim fired back and returned to the restaurant, police said.
The restaurant sustained “severe damage” out front and multiple shell casings and shells were collected, police said. The victim told officers that even if she could identify the assailants, she would not press charges for the alleged assault, according to the police report.
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The report said no charges were being sought for the two unknown suspects.
