CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
A restaurant employee was shot and killed after trying to break up a fight early Tuesday morning, police said.
Police were called to the El Paisano Restaurant on Albemarle Road around 2 a.m. and found Richard Snyder, 50, in the front parking lot. He died at the scene, police said.
Snyder was trying to ensure that several men who were causing a disturbance were leaving the restaurant when someone pulled out a gun and fired, police said.
Police are looking for a small, green two-door truck, possibly a Chevy, in connection with the case. It was last seen fleeing outbound on Albemarle Road.
Anyone with information is asked to call 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
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