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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man faces multiple counts of attempted murder after shooting up a local Wendy’s.
On May 28, S. Memphis police reported an assault at the Wendy’s restaurant in the 700 block of Highland.
Around 3:20 p.m., several employees began arguing with customers, police said.
After the fight ended, Patrick DeAngelo Butler, 30, walked into the restaurant and tried to open the door, according to an affidavit.
After being told the lobby was closed, Butler pulled out a handgun and fired 14 rounds into the business.
Ten employees and two customers were in the store at the time, records show.
An employee identified Butler as the shooter, police said.
He was previously convicted of theft in November 2013, sentenced to two years in prison, and has an active case for making a mob threat against school property, police said.
The shooting caused $5,400 in damage to The Wendy’s.
Butler faces 12 counts of attempted first-degree murder, felon in possession of a handgun, use of a firearm during a dangerous felony, reckless endangerment and vandalism.
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