Tragic Incident at Burger King: Employee Shot and Killed Over Lengthy Order

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Following an extended wait for his meal, a man has been accused of fatally shooting a fast-food employee in Florida.

According to a report by WKMG, a woman became upset when her order at Burger King was delayed. Subsequently, she called her boyfriend to address the situation with one of the employees, as per the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the shooting incident at Burger King on the 7000 block of E. Colonial Drive at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Upon arrival, deputies found Desmond A. Joshua, 22, with a gunshot wound in the parking lot. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead.

Man kills Burger King employee after order takes too long

Authorities obtained surveillance footage showing Joshua involved in a physical altercation with a man who had him in a headlock, according to the affidavit.

Witnesses recounted that the woman in line was angered by the delay and threatened to have “her man” come to the restaurant.

An employee refunded her $40 for the meal and instructed her to leave.

Subsequently, the woman returned to the Burger King in a white truck with 37-year-old Kelvis Rodriguez-Tormes, who demanded a physical confrontation with Joshua, as per deputies.

During the altercation, a witness intervened to stop the fight, but Rodriguez-Tormes put Joshua in a headlock and began choking him.

After being pulled off by a witness, Rodriguez-Tormes retrieved a gun from his truck and threatened Joshua with it before fatally shooting him and fleeing in the white truck, according to deputies.

WKMG reported that Joshua had only recently started working at the fast-food chain a few days earlier.

According to arrest records, Rodriguez-Tormes faces charges of first-degree murder with a firearm, destruction of evidence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


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