Georgia police ID teen Taco Bell employee who victims say allegedly fired at them over Mexican Pizza
One person who said his car was shot while at the South Fulton, Georgia Taco Bell was just trying to get the Mexican Pizza at the fast food chain
Police in Georgia have released the name of the 17-year-old Taco Bell employee who allegedly brought an assault rifle to work and opened fire on two teenagers in the parking lot, injuring both of them.
The South Fulton Police Department said that Marquis Jordan, 17, is a suspect in the case and is the Taco Bell employee who allegedly brought the assault rifle to work, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
No arrests have been made in the case, according to police.
The shooting took place at a Taco Bell in South Fulton, Georgia, on early Wednesday morning at around 12:45 a.m.
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Two 16-year-olds were both shot and treated at a local hospital.
The incident started during an argument between the suspect and a dissatisfied customer outside the Taco Bell, according to South Fulton Police Capt. Marcus Dennard.
Dennard said that the suspect went back into the Taco Bell where he retrieved the assault rifle, then went back outside and began an argument with individuals in a second car that approached the fast foot restaurant.
Police said that an exchange of gunfire then took place, injuring the 16-year-olds.
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Taco Bell customer enjoys Mexican Pizza dish (Taco Bell / Fox News)
One witness to the incident who says his car was shot at said that he was just trying to get Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza.
"He got his gun and started shooting at that car, they started shooting back, and then he started shooting at our car. He shot the hood of our car and the side of our car," Jalen Jackson said. "All of this because we came to get the new Mexican Pizza that just came back out."
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"We are shocked to hear that this happened," Taco Bell said in a statement to FOX Business. "We understand that the franchise owner and operator of this location is working with the local authorities in their investigation. Our thoughts are with the South Fulton community in this difficult time".
Fox Business' Greg Norman contributed to this report.