An altercation between a Church’s Chicken employee and a woman in the drive-thru in Tennessee left someone dead on Monday, police said.
Memphis police investigators are searching for a female customer with purple hair who was seen on surveillance camera.
The deadly shooting happened just before 9 p.m. at a fast-food restaurant on Park Avenue, about six miles southeast of downtown Memphis.
Responding officers found the employee and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead after the shooting, police said.
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Memphis police are searching for a woman in connection to an altercation between a Church’s Chicken employee and a woman that resulted in her death. (Memphis Police Department)
Police said the unidentified victim was working at a chicken place when he got into an argument with a purple-haired woman who drove a teal compact SUV through the drive-thru.
Police said it was unclear what the worker and the suspect were arguing about before the fatal shooting. (iStock)
It is unclear what they were discussing.
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“A blue-green SUV drove off from the parking lot and the victim walked outside the store to get some air,” police said in a statement. “A few minutes later, gunshots were heard and the blue-green SUV was seen on video speeding away from the parking lot.”
A purple-haired woman is wanted in connection with the murder of a Church’s Chicken employee in Memphis, Tennessee. (Memphis Police Department)
The car was later found by authorities, but no arrests have been made.
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A Church’s Chicken spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the store where the shooting occurred will be closed for several days “to accommodate the needs of the victim’s family and our employees.”
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of one of our team members,” the spokesperson said. “Our deepest condolences go out to the family at this difficult time.”
A spokesman said the company was working closely with police.
