McDonald's triple shooting being investigated as murder-suicide as two people die and one person is injured
Two people have died and one person has been injured in a shooting at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant.
The incident, which happened over the weekend, is being investigated by police as a murder-suicide.
Officers responded to a call for help at about 8.21 pm on Sunday (November 23) and attended a McDonald’s at 1201 SW Gage Blvd. in Topeka, Kansas, according to local news reports.
When they attended, they found a deceased 76-year-old male who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound, a 22-year-old male with life-threatening gunshot injuries who was taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment, and an adult male who died from what appears to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Topeka Police Department said the investigation remains active, and officers are trying to determine the cause of the shootings and establish if those involved knew each other. The identies of the victims have not been released. No arrests have been made. No further information is available at the time of writing.