'You got 2 seconds before I shoot you': Man shoots Burger King employee over wait

By Kaylee Greenlee
Daily Caller News Foundation

A Burger King employee was allegedly shot by a man whose friend reportedly had to wait in the drive-thru for a food on Saturday night in Orlando, Florida, the New York Post reported.

Kelvis Rodriguez-Tormes, 37, allegedly shot Burger King employee Desmond Joshua, 22, in the parking lot of the restaurant around 7:30 p.m. Saturday night, according to the Orange County Sheriffs Office.

“You got two seconds before I shoot you,” Rodriguez-Tormes allegedly told Burger King new-hire Joshua, the Post reported.

An Orlando Burger King employee was killed when a customer became irate, left the restaurant and returned with a man who is accused of putting the victim in a headlock and choking him before shooting him in the parking lot. DETAILS: https://t.co/lCGNb2B4qS

— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) August 2, 2020

A woman who was reportedly upset over the time she had to wait in the drive-thru was refunded $40 and asked to leave after she allegedly threatened to have “her man” visit the restaurant, the Post reported.

She reportedly returned to the Burger King with Rodriguez-Tormes, who allegedly challenged Joshua to fight him, the Post reported. Rodriguez-Tormes reportedly placed Joshua in a headlock before witnesses separated them, according to Fox 13.

Shortly after the two were separated, Rodriguez-Tormes allegedly retrieved a gun from his truck and shot Joshua, the Post reported.

Joshua was reportedly taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, the Post reported. Rodriguez-Tormes faces charges of murder, destruction of evidence, weapons possession, the Post reported.

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