Police in Massachusetts are searching for a gunman who allegedly opened fire at a crowded Hibachi restaurant in Brockton, killing a young man in what police say was a targeted attack.
The victim, Joe Araujo, 22, was wearing a hoodie while sitting in a crowd of other customers at Hibachi Supreme Buffet on Crescent Street on Friday around 7:30 p.m. The gunman walked up to the booth, pulled out a handgun and at least fired. He shot him at close range, According to CBS News Boston.
The shooting, which occurred just meters away from a child who had just sat in the booth next to him with a full bowl of food, was caught on camera, causing other customers to race for the door.
Police say there is no need for the public to worry, but officers are on high alert and combing the area in a frantic search for the suspect.
“It's terrible. I mean, you take your kids out to dinner and you don't expect something like that to happen,” Brockton resident John Monagle, who often eats at the buffet, told the station. Ta.
“I never felt unsafe here,” Monagul said, adding that he was surprised by the brutal violence.
Owners of neighboring stores in a Massachusetts strip mall told CBS they were taking precautions even though police said it was safe.
“We're starting to close early,” Jacqueline Macedo, owner of a Brazilian restaurant next door, told the network. “We have a lot of cameras [over] place. “
No arrests have been made, but According to NBC Boston.
