Opinion
Tennessee man offended over McDonald’s order allegedly hurls racial slur, shoots into restaurant
A Tennessee man who was apparently upset over his McDonald’s order and allegedly shot an worker at a drive-thru window and hurled racial slurs at her final 12 months was arrested this week.
Charles Connors, 61, was taken into police custody on Tuesday in reference to Oct. 11, 2021 incident, WREG-TV reported. The taking pictures occurred at a McDonald’s restaurant in Memphis.
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Charles Connors, 61, allegedly hurled racial slurs at a McDonald’s worker and fired into the restaurant.
(Shelby County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Connors is charged with two counts of prison try first-degree homicide, aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm to commit a felony, in accordance with Shelby County jail data. He was recognized because the suspect in December after investigators obtained data from his bank card that was used simply earlier than he allegedly opened fireplace.
An worker advised the information outlet {that a} bullet practically struck her throughout the taking pictures.
“If I’d’ve been over one inch, only a centimeter, an inch, a centimeter, that may’ve been the again of my head,” Terrika Means stated. “I see flashes of it each time.”
Connors confirmed up on the quick meals location throughout a shift change that night, she stated. When he tried to order, an worker requested him to attend. Connors as an alternative drove as much as the primary drive-thru window and ordered.
The Memphis, Tennessee McDonald’s location the place Charles Connors allegedly opened fireplace.
(Google Maps)
He then allegedly cursed on the worker, Means stated. She stated she spoke with Connors on the subsequent window.
“I requested him how he was doing and subsequent factor you recognize I used to be like, ‘I used to be simply knowledgeable that you simply simply disrespected, you recognize, one in all my younger girls and she or he’s only a younger woman, she’s only a lady,’” she stated.
Means stated she issued Connors a refund when he demanded one and he started cursing and yelling racial slurs, she stated.
Moments later, he pulled out a gun and fired into the restaurant, authorities stated.
A Memphis police crusier.
(MyFoxMemphis.com)
“And once I closed the window and took two steps that’s once I felt the fireplace come throughout my neck,” Means stated.
On Tuesday, Connors spoke with investigators and allegedly admitted to being on the restaurant and taking pictures inside. He’s scheduled to look in court docket on Feb. 16.
