Waffle House Customer Accused of Killing Teen Employee for Taking Too Long with Order

Waffle_House_091623_1 — The alleged suspect in the killing of Burlie Dawson Locklear, 18. Laurinburg Police Department's Facebook page

North Carolina police are searching for an irate Waffle House customer accused of shooting and killed a teenage employee because the staff took too long preparing his order.

Police responded to a report of shots fired around 12:45 a.m. They arrived to find 18-year-old Burlie Dawson Locklear suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital and died from his injuries, according to the Laurinburg Police Department.

Locklear's family told USA Today the teen had recently graduated high school.

Waffle_House_091624_2 — Burlie Dawson Locklear, 18, was shot and killed by a customer while working at a North Carolina Waffle House. Laurinburg Police Department's Facebook page

Per the department's post, while the suspect was waiting for his order to be prepared, he "became more agitated and verbally abusive toward the employees. Once the food was provided to the suspect, the suspect walked toward the Chevrolet, turned and fired two shots in the direction of the business striking Locklear."

The suspect then fled in a dark gray, possibly 2014 model of a Chevrolet.