Police in Massachusetts are searching for a suspect who shot a 16-year-old Wendy’s employee through a drive-thru window.
Officers responded to the fast food restaurant in Lynn, Massachusetts shortly before 6pm on Tuesday. Boston 25 News.
The worker is recovering after being taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Video from the scene shows a partially boxed drive-thru window with broken glass and a bullet hole on the opposite side.
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“It’s so crazy because it should just be a kid trying to stay out of trouble, trying to work,” Yamel Cepeda, who lives nearby, told Boston 25 News. “It’s just a very sad situation, such a young age.”
About a dozen officers responded to the scene and locked down the restaurant for hours while they investigated.
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Police said the victim is 16 years old and suffered non-life threatening injuries. (Boston 25 News)
Franchisee Hamra Enterprises owns and operates the restaurant. A spokesperson responded to the shooting with the following statement.
“Our top priority is the safety of our employees and customers. We are deeply disturbed by this senseless act of violence, and we are grateful to the first responders who acted quickly in this situation. Their investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lynn Police Department.
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