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McDonald's manager allegedly shot mom of teen worker who wouldn't take out trash
BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, JUL 22 – A dispute over trash duty escalated into violence when McDonald's manager Kathy Bledsoe shot employee's mother Tynika McKinzie, with both facing felony charges, police said.
- On July 16, at a McDonald's in Belleville, Illinois, manager Kathy M. Bledsoe shot employee Tynika R. McKinzie during a dispute involving a teenage worker.
- The incident began when Bledsoe, the manager on duty, requested that a young employee dispose of the trash, but the employee declined and subsequently contacted her mother, McKinzie, who came to the store.
- McKinzie reportedly struck Bledsoe before Bledsoe drew a firearm and discharged a single bullet that hit McKinzie in the leg, leading to Bledsoe’s arrest at the location.
- Bledsoe, 44, was charged with a felony weapons offense, while McKinzie, 35, faced charges for aggravated battery and participating in mob action; McKinzie also received medical care for a gunshot injury.
- Authorities and police called the incident unnecessary and stated they will hold those resolving disputes violently accountable while McDonald's focuses on supporting staff and cooperating with investigators.
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North Belleville (62223) Backlash: Mom Shot at McDonald’s – LIVE UPDATES
North Belleville (62223) – A heated confrontation at a McDonald’s in Belleville, Illinois, on July 16 escalated in mere minutes from a teenage dispute over taking out the trash into a shocking shooting. Manager Kathy Bledsoe, 44, allegedly shot Tynika McKinzie, 35, the mother of a teen employee, in the leg during an altercation behind the counter. Police say the teen initially refused a trash duty request and contacted her mother, who arrived wi…
McDonald’s manager shoots employee’s mother after argument over trash: Police
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (WJW) — A McDonald’s manager and an employee’s mother were both charged following a shooting inside the restaurant, police said. Police in Belleville, Illinois, responded to a McDonald’s at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16. Michigan McDonald’s worker charged with stabbing manager to death According to the Belleville Police Department, the conflict began when the on-duty manager, Kathy Bledsoe, told an employee to take out t…
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