Employee shot during lunchtime robbery at Kansas City barbecue restaurant
Update: Police have corrected their statement to say one person was shot and another person struck in the head and injured.
Two employees were hurt during an attempted robbery Monday at a Kansas City barbecue restaurant, according to police.
One of the employees was shot, and another was stuck in the back of the head and injured, during a robbery about noon at Big T’s Bar B Q at 6151 Blue Parkway, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
A man entered the restaurant, tried to carry out a robbery and started shooting, police said. The man left and his location was not known.
The two injured people were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
The owner of the restaurant declined to talk about the incident. Arriving customers Monday afternoon were being told the restaurant was closed.
This story was originally published November 25, 2019 at 1:50 PM.
