Elijah Travis Mackey was charged with first-degree murder after police claim he fatally shot a customer following a dispute over a drive-thru order at a Kissimmee, Fla., Checkers location on May 21
After the customer, Wesley Robertson, complained about his order and insulted Mackey, the Checkers employee shot him in the chest, police said
“The actions of this one employee do not reflect the values of the thousands of our hardworking employees across the country,” a spokesperson for Checkers said
A Checkers employee in Florida has been charged with first-degree murder after being accused of shooting a customer during a drive-thru altercation.
The incident allegedly occurred on the evening of Wednesday, May 21, at a Checkers drive-thru in Kissimmee, Fla., after a customer, who police identified as Wesley Robertson, began complaining about his order, per an arrest affidavit viewed by PEOPLE.
At around 10:10 p.m. local time, Checkers employee Elijah Travis Mackey, 23, engaged in a “verbal dispute” with Robertson over his drive-thru order at the fast food spot, per the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO). The dispute later escalated, ending with Mackey allegedly fatally shooting Robertson.
An eyewitness told authorities that Robertson began complaining about his order to a female employee at the drive-thru food pickup window and requested to speak with a manager several times, per the affidavit.
While the customer was still at the window, a male Checkers employee, later identified as Mackey, came around the side of the restaurant and began arguing with Robertson, who then insulted him, calling him either a “bitch” or “p—-,” according to the bystander.
The employee then allegedly pulled a small handgun out of his waistband and shot the customer in the chest, authorities said.
