Scene of shooting at Coquette in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday, Jan. 17.Photo:CBS 17
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One man was killed and another was injured after a gunman allegedly fired shots inside a restaurant in North Carolina — before shooting himself.
Patterson said a suspect entered Coquette — a French restaurant in the area — and shot two people, before he later turned “the weapon at himself.” The officer added that the shooting was not a “random incident” and appeared to be a “dispute between parties.”
Of the victims, one was pronounced dead, while the other was left with “non-life-threatening injuries,” according to Patterson.
As of Jan. 17, the gunman remained in critical condition, the police chief added at the news conference.
The Raleigh Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for further information, and to confirm the name of the gunman, on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Patterson said during the news conference that business owners at Coquette had been “very cooperative” with authorities since the shooting.
“We were having our daily meeting before the shift began,” Aguilar, the surviving victim, toldWRALwhile detailing a hand injury from a bullet wound. “One of our employees had brought in a cake to celebrate a bartender’s birthday. She was cutting the cake, and moments later, I was shot.”
Heather Young, a server at the restaurant, told WRAL that her coworkers have since been “checking” on each other. “Even workers that haven’t worked there in a long time, contacting everybody,” she said. “It’s probably going to get closed down but we’re a tight-knit family here. We all knew each other really well.”
North Carolina Governor Josh Steinannounced on Xthat he spoke with Chief Patterson and offered “whatever assistance she may need from the state.”
source: people.com
