Black employee of a chicken fast food restaurant died after argument with customers in the drive-thru

Nationwide — Anitra West, an employee at Church’s Chicken in Orange Mound, Tennessee, was tragically shot while working at the restaurant. Police say she died after a heated argument with a customer over a food order.

According to the police report, the conflict began when a woman named Monica Williams arrived at the drive-thru. After an argument over a food order, Williams left the location and West went outside to get some fresh air.

Shortly afterward, a gunshot was heard and surveillance video showed Williams’ car speeding away. West was found outside the restaurant and taken to Regional One Hospital, where she later died.

Lorenzo West Jr., Anitra’s ex-husband, expressed his sadness and frustration. He recently contacted Anitra to discuss reconciliation, he told WREG.

In addition, he believed that the murder was not a fast food order but a personal abuse.

“I know Anitra was too important to be killed over some food,” he said. “It wasn’t a lack of food. It was something that someone took personally and couldn’t let go of. In Memphis, once you get past the words, everyone knows how it ends.”

Meanwhile, Williams, who has been charged with first-degree murder, remains in jail without bail. Local Memphis.