- A man is dead and another man is charged with murder after a shooting Wednesday afternoon inside the Fuquay-Varina fast food restaurant.
- According to the Fuquay-Varina Police Department, officers were called to reports of gunfire around 5:41 p.m. at a Zaxby's on North Main Street in Fuquay-Varina.
- When they arrived, they found two males with gunshot wounds.
- Both were taken to the hospital for their injuries, where one of them died.
- Otis Lee Johnson, 18, was charged with murder after the shooting and is due in court Thursday afternoon.
- Police said the shooting initially began as a confrontation between two males, which continued to escalate.
- A preliminary investigation determined that the incident began when a man confronted a male employee inside the restaurant.
- The verbal altercation escalated into a physical confrontation, during which a firearm was drawn and several shots were fired, police said.
- According to court records, Johnson was not given bond.
- His first appearance in Wake County Court is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
- A warrant filed by Fuquay-Varina police identifies Quanterius Avance Elliott as the man who died in the shooting.
- Johnson's father stated that his son was the employee involved and claimed that the other male attacked his son.
- The incident reportedly stemmed from Johnson giving Elliott's girlfriend, a co-worker, a ride on Tuesday night, leading to an earlier fight between the two men before Elliott confronted Johnson at the Zaxby's the following day.
Otis Lee Johnson, 18, has been charged with murder following a shooting at a Zaxby's in Fuquay-Varina that left Quanterius Avance Elliott dead. The incident occurred around 5:41 p.m. on Wednesday when a confrontation escalated into violence inside the restaurant.2511
According to the Fuquay-Varina Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire and found two men with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to nearby hospitals, where Elliott was pronounced dead, while the second man is in stable condition.
The confrontation reportedly began when Elliott confronted Johnson, who was working as an employee at the Zaxby's. “The verbal altercation escalated into a physical confrontation,” police stated, leading to Johnson drawing a firearm and firing multiple shots.813
Johnson's father claimed his son acted in self-defense, stating, “My son fired back in self-defense because he's at work. You shouldn't be getting attacked while you're at your job.” The police investigation is ongoing, and authorities have not yet released the victim's identity until family notifications are complete.
Johnson was taken into custody on Thursday after being released from the hospital, and he is scheduled to appear in Wake County Court later that day. He was not granted bond.10
The incident has left the local community shaken, with residents expressing concern over the violence. “It's just very scary,” said one local woman, highlighting the rarity of such incidents in the area.
“The victim, Quanterius Avance Elliott, was shot after an earlier fight with Johnson over a ride given to Elliott's girlfriend, a co-worker. Johnson, 18, was held without bond and is due in Wake County Court Thursday afternoon.”
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