One person is in custody after two people were injured in a shooting outside a Deep Ellum restaurant Wednesday morning.
Dallas Police were called to the shooting that reportedly took place outside of Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken along Commerce Street between Walton and Malcolm X Boulevard just after 9:30 a.m.
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WATCH HERENBC 5 has learned from witnesses the violence erupted as workers showed up to start the day.
An employee at the restaurant told NBC 5 that a coworker's girlfriend was at the restaurant Tuesday night fighting with her partner and another employee.
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SIGN UP "I saw them fighting. They were fist fighting," Karen Vargas said. Vargas has been an employee at the restaurant for a month.
According to several employees, the woman was banned from the restaurant but returned Wednesday morning.
"The lady was waiting for my boss to get to work, and as soon as she pulled up the car, they started arguing and fighting," Vargas said. "And the lady was going back and forth to her Jeep. She pulled out a gun and started shooting at them."
The employee said the woman shot at the restaurant's manager and another employee, injuring them both. Their conditions are not known, though one of the victims was said to have been shot in the chest.
A man told NBC 5 that he was driving through the intersection of Malcolm X and Commerce when he saw a group of people that appeared to be fighting. That's when the man said he heard gunfire and his window shattered.
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"As I went through, I heard some shooting. Pow, pow, pow! And then what really caught my attention, my back window shattered," said Jay Monroe. "And then I ducked, and I got a chance to pull over. And then some kid came running through here and then collapsed right in front of the store. I believe if I had slowed up just a little bit it probably would have got me."
After the shooting, the shooter took off and may have crashed less than a block away before escaping on foot. Dallas Police said a suspect was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon, but further details about the person were not released and police said the person had not yet been charged.
Dallas Police confirmed Wednesday morning that a man and a woman were injured in the shooting. Investigators with the Dallas Police cordoned off two areas along Commerce Street, one in front of the fried chicken restaurant and a second location closer to Walton Street, while the investigation was underway.
Friends and coworkers said they were praying for a speedy recovery and justice for the two victims.
"I'm praying for them, and I'll pray for them to get better," Vargas said. "I feel that she's going to get caught eventually. Because they have cameras and have her license plate and everything so, she's going to get caught. She needs to pay for what she did."
According to a sign placed on the door of the restaurant, it will remain closed until Friday, Aug. 25.
