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An employee of a
McDonald's in New York
is between life and death after being shot during an altercation with a customer and his mother after an argument because
the fries were cold,
police and the
New York Post
reported on Wednesday. .
In a city where gunshots are frequent, this new episode was recorded on Monday night in
Brooklyn,
one of the five boroughs of New York.
The police
(NYPD)
confirmed to AFP that a
20-year-old man is in custody
and charged with "attempted homicide" and "possession of firearms."
His 18-year-old partner is also being held for "possession of firearms."
According to the New York police and the New York Post tabloid, the 23-year-old McDonald's worker was seriously injured by a gunshot Monday night and
is hospitalized in "critical condition."
It all started with a
vulgar argument between a 40-year-old woman and the employee
over the fries she had ordered and which were cold, according to the newspaper, citing judicial sources.
The customer, upset with the McDonald's staff, called her son.
He arrived at the restaurant, argued with the worker before the two went outside the establishment to continue the fight.
At that moment,
the client's son pulled out a gun and shot
the employee, according to the New York newspaper.
The victim was unknown to the police and justice services, unlike the aggressor who had been arrested on several occasions for different crimes.
With more than
400 million weapons in the hands of the population in the United States
-120 weapons for every 100 people, according to the NGO
Small Arms Survey-
the proliferation of firearms in large cities in the United States is a scourge.
More than
45,000 people lost their lives in 2020 from firearms,
half from suicide, according to the
Gun Violence Archive association.
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