Disgruntled customer dead in shooting at Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe
A disgruntled customer who left a normally busy Chick-fil-A restaurant in south Lincoln, then drove his pickup into the building Tuesday afternoon, is believed dead.
Emergency radio traffic indicated there is no risk to the public.
An employee of the restaurant at SouthPointe Pavilions told the Journal Star that some guy "just went off" in the restaurant, throwing trays and flipping tables.
After he was confronted, he left the restaurant and backed his Dodge pickup through the front doors, then began chasing customers to their cars, the employee said.
He was later shot by an officer who was in the drive-thru lane, the employee said.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue were administering CPR to someone in the parking lot shortly after 1 p.m., but those efforts ended and a body was covered with a white sheet.
At 2 p.m., Charlie Colon, the franchise owner, huddled with his employees in the parking lot, tearfully leading in prayer for the suspect the officer and the employees.
"This will not define us," he told them. "Your love will."
Southwest High School went into lockout, which means students and faculty stayed in and the doors were locked. Tuesday was an early release day and students generally would have been leaving about the time of the incident.
INITIAL REPORTING
Police and emergency crews responded Tuesday afternoon to a reported shooting at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in south Lincoln.
The initial call came in at around 1 p.m., saying a vehicle had struck the building.
Emergency radio traffic indicated that there was a shooting and a lone suspect was in custody.
There was no immediate information on injuries, although medics were performing CPR on someone outside the restaurant.
The restaurant is located on the east side of SouthPointe Pavilions, near 27th Street. The location is a popular spot for lunch and would typically be filled with customers and the drive-thru lanes busy with cars at 1 p.m.
According to police radio traffic, everyone in the restaurant is outside and police are working to interview witnesses.
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