An angry Chipotle customer has been arrested for allegedly shooting a staff member on the knee for not giving him a sufficient portion of guacamole
Adam Brown, 32, calmly picked up his bag of food and walked away after shooting the 21-year-old employee Friday, according to Detroit police.
Unfortunately, the Chipotle was located across from Southfield Police Headquarters.
Minutes after the shooting, police stopped Brown’s vehicle. Video footage of the shooting and arrest was captured by an officer’s body camera.
The suspect was processed and charged with assault with intent to cause great bodily harm less than murder, discharging a weapon in or into a building causing injury and two counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony on Sunday.
Adam Brown, 32, allegedly shot a Chipotle staff member in the knee for not giving him a large enough serving of guacamole.
Brown calmly picked up his bag of food and walked away after the shooting Friday, according to police.
Unfortunately, the Chipotle was located across from Southfield Police Headquarters.
Brown was held in the Oakland County Jail on $20,000 bail on Monday, according to Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren.
He is scheduled to appear in court for a probable cause hearing on April 17.
If convicted, Brown faces up to 10 years in prison along with an additional two years for the firearm charge.
The employee was reported to be in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery, Barren said.
Brown initially entered the restaurant with his wife and placed an order around 6:50 p.m., Barren said at a news conference.
“While at the register, Mr. Brown asked for extra guacamole for the food he had just purchased,” Barren said.
‘A Chipotle employee who was serving Mr. Brown gave him what he believed was too small an amount of guacamole, which upset Mr. Brown.
‘Mister. “Brown then called the employee a derogatory name, the ‘B’ word, which understandably upset her,” the chief said.
“Other Chipotle employees escorted the cashier out of the area to avoid further conflict.”
Minutes after the shooting, police stopped Brown’s vehicle.
The suspect was processed and charged with assault with intent to cause great bodily harm less than murder, firing a weapon at or into a building causing injury, and two counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
After the victim’s co-worker helped her into the kitchen to get away from Brown, Barren said the front counter was left unattended.
“Our suspect, Mr. Brown, who had previously paid for his food, then proceeded to go around the counter and bag his own items, and then took a cup and filled it with guacamole,” Barren said.
‘The 21-year-old victim came out of the kitchen area and observed Mr Brown helping himself. The victim grabbed the guacamole from Mr. Brown’s hand. Mr. Brown immediately grabbed the victim by the neck, slammed him into a refrigerator and a fight then ensued.
‘Mister. Brown then pulled out a 9mm handgun, which was concealed in his right hip, and fired one bullet, striking the victim in his right knee.
Brown was held in the Oakland County Jail on $20,000 bail on Monday, according to Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren.
He is scheduled to appear in court for a probable cause hearing on April 17.
If convicted, Brown faces up to 10 years in prison along with an additional two years for the firearm charge.
‘The occupants inside the Chipotle restaurant began running to safety and exiting the restaurant, while Mr. Brown calmly picked up his food and left.’
Brown’s wife was briefly handcuffed but was not charged with a crime, Barren said at the news conference.
The perpetrator does have a permit to carry a concealed weapon and has no criminal record.
“This has gained national attention … and a lot of questions have been raised about why this happened,” Barren said. ‘I would suggest that this happened due to poor decision making and an inability to control emotions. That’s what sparked the shooting.