Police: Drive-thru customer fires shot at Auburn Jack in the Box
AUBURN, Wash. - A customer fired a shot through the drive-through window at a Jack in the Box restaurant early Friday after the clerk told the customer he couldn't hear his order over the loud music in his car, police said.
The incident unfolded at about 2:55 a.m. Friday when a car blaring loud music pulled into the Jack in the Box franchise at 315 15th Street NE in Auburn, said Cmdr. Mike Hirman of the Auburn police.
The customer in the car gave his order, but the clerk told him he couldn't hear his order over the music.
When the car pulled up to the window, the customer pulled out a gun and fired a round through the glass. The bullet struck the far wall, and the customer drove away at high speed.
No one was hit by the gunfire.
Auburn police arrived on scene and launched an investigation. They have developed information that they believe will help them identify the suspect.
The incident unfolded at about 2:55 a.m. Friday when a car blaring loud music pulled into the Jack in the Box franchise at 315 15th Street NE in Auburn, said Cmdr. Mike Hirman of the Auburn police.
The customer in the car gave his order, but the clerk told him he couldn't hear his order over the music.
When the car pulled up to the window, the customer pulled out a gun and fired a round through the glass. The bullet struck the far wall, and the customer drove away at high speed.
No one was hit by the gunfire.
Auburn police arrived on scene and launched an investigation. They have developed information that they believe will help them identify the suspect.
Pretty sad when you can't even go to a fast food joint without fearing for your life..
I'm wondering if this is the same right wing poster who told me that if Obama wins the election, he and his fellow fanatics would be out on the street packing...
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And for sure this idiot doesn't have a license, and is not an NRA member...THOSE people never do things like this...
This is beyond stupidity. What a scumbag. Who the heck goes through a drive thru with their music blasting, has NO courtesy or common knowledge to turn down the music while ordering, and shoots at a defenseless fast food worker? All I can say is, this idiot wins the Dumbest Dummy Award.
Sounds like an awful lot of trouble to go through for a sourdough Jack.
I can't believe it...actually I can. Â Glad to hear they will be following up on this guy. Â This is going to be hard to sell to the boys in the yard when he goes up river. Â Wonder how he'll spin it, armed robbery, attempted murder?
If the Jack in the Box employee had had a gun, this wouldn't have been a problem....right?
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He might have had one; lots of fast-food and late-shift employees do. But this sounds like a "drive-by," and those are tough to respond against. If the car is already peeling off down the street by the time you draw your own weapon, you can't just fire wildly into the surrounding neighborhood.Â
I don't think even words could express how stupid this idiot is. This is just about as stupid as it gets!
Dumbazz....seriously. Your License plate is on VIDEO your goofball, and because your too stupid to turn down your music so you can place your order..... Obviously someone who was getting late night food after a night of partying.......Have fun when the boys in Blue knock on your door...Â
 @Dawgfan67 Well, at least the food service in stir will be calm and efficient...
That's one thing I don't understand about this state - why do we have so many mentally-ill maniacs driving or walking around with loaded firearms?
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It seems like this sort of thing happens less-often north of the border in BC, even though Washington state and BC are not that far apart in terms of population. Why is this? Are people up there just calmer in general?
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Our friends in the great white north can do some lethal damage with their knives, especially after drinking liquor.
 @WhobekeWhy do we have so many mentally-ill maniacs, period?
@Whobeke The US is number #1 for gun ownership per capita. Canada is #13. More guns equals more gun violence.
The CCTV will be reviewed and this scumbag WILL go down. He's on the highway to hell.
@TreeTopFlyer I would think you are VERY right.
All this for a burger? What was the clerk supposed to do, use telepathy to figure it out?
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Don't worry JIB Clerk, the guy who pulled the gun out on you is just mad that he failed in life and is taking it out on everybody who has it better than him.Â
Hope they catch the loser/punk.Â
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A sad sign of our times - Jack in the Box might need to invest in bullet proof glass. Ya just never know what kind of freak is going to wander through the drive-up in the middle of the night.
 @Smokin Bear Yeah they should have the drive-thru window sealed, and use a secure drawer to pass the money/food through.
@Sovereign It's geting to the point where that may be the standard for everything...Mean people suck.
HOLY CRAP!!!! I hope they were able to get his vehicle, face, and license plate on video.Â
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The thing I don't get is, dude.. how can you be mad at someone that is trying TO HELP YOU by getting your order correct. He should have just been cool, and normal about it and said "sure man, no problem" and turned it down. Where are the manners with people these days? Outrageous he tried to shoot someone, why "because you had to turn down your precious music." Give me a break!
 @keepthepeace28 Because, who ever it is, has thought processes that barely deserve the name. Scary and sad that such beasts are out there looking for trouble, causing hurt and fear and pain to everyone they contact.
Nutcase trying to sober up after the bar closed? Scary.
I know how to arrest this guy, look for the lowest IQ in the country and Wah Lah you have the shooter.
 @uplink your French is impeccable ;-)
 @uplink You can't make this stuff up...
 @Komo Dragon Zut alors!
@Komo Dragon @uplink - LOL! I thought it was Hawaiian at first and had to sound it out...Now it's screwed me up a bit as to the actual spelling....LOL...is it Voila? :-)
Take that up with Komo Dragon and staci0...LOL
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 @Smokin Bear  @Komo  @uplink You think you might be getting away from the point of uplink's post?
@Komo Dragon ~ I had to create an account just so I could 'like' your comment
Glad the employee wasn't hit and hope that they mentally recover. Imagine having to worry about getting shot at a fast food place while just doing your job. I think that would be enough to motivate me to look for better employment, I hope they can do so.Â
@thirtysomethingnwnative I was thinking the same thing.
Too bad they didn't hear his order and hand it over, with a little extra sauce added.
 @Chico Maybe that's what they did in a past visit to p*** him off and fire a round in the place.
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 @John Tits Yea for sure man. I just don't get it these days.. all you have to do is turn the freakin music down and it's no issue. Not for you, not for the employee, not for the police, nobody. It's just common courtesy and basic manners to turn the music down.. besides, who jams their music hella loud when in a drive thru anyway?... that's some ghetto stuff.Â
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Again, to everyone.. keep the peace! No issues, no drama, just keep the peace man. Let's resolve our differences through some other ways, how about Bob Marley style :) For real, all this non-sense for no reason and violence needs to stop. Let's all just kick back on cloud 9 and chill ya dig!Â
I bet it was that green Civic with the muffler and the subwoofer the size of a manhole cover with the dented sides and oxidized paint that is standard issue for new Auburn residents.
 @Sid Vishess Sid, we call cars with those mufflers "fart fart" cars.
Oh man! I had to create an account to like this! I just moved from Auburn and bought a house in Covington and havn't seen a single one of those crap box honda guys!
 @Sid Vishess Or an SUV with giant rims and skinny tires.
TRASH that deserves to be calling their home the big house!Â
Jeeez, how stupid can you be. Your car and your idiotic face are going to be on camera. I give the cops another 3 hours before they pick this one up.
 @Marty McFly Times up
Have it your way ?
The world has gone completely MAD!
 @alildifferent Maybe the world has gone completely MAD but not the USA. The problem not being addressed in this country is gangs. Take the gangs down and you lower the crime rate substantially.
 @JT  @alildifferent Exactly. "More 'thugs' Hangin', Less 'gangs' Bangin'!!!"
gangsta' life... Glad the worker wasn't hurt.
"I want what I want and i want it now!!!!" stupid a$$ mentality! A man like this should not be walking around or driving around in our society!!! Talk about a loose cannon!