CHARLOTTE — A shooting at Tacos El Nevado on Wednesday night left one customer with minor injuries and multiple vehicles damaged by gunfire.
Surveillance video shows bullets flying into the restaurant on Wednesday around 8:30 p.m.
More than a dozen people and a baby were caught in the crossfire during the dinner hour at the restaurant.
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Workers at the scene reported that a man walking on the sidewalk appeared to be the intended target and fled toward the building as shots were fired from across the street.
A man walking on the sidewalk appeared to be the intended target of the gunfire. He ran toward the restaurant as the shooting began, according to witnesses. One bullet struck a window of the building, causing it to break.
Litzi Mali, the daughter of the owner of Tacos El Nevado, explained how a customer was injured during the incident.
“Causing a bullet to hit our window, shatter the glass, and it hit a customer,” Mali said. She noted that while the injuries were minor, the situation could have been much worse.
The gunfire also struck several vehicles parked near the restaurant. Mali, whose father owns the business, reflected on the danger posed to families who were out for a meal.
“You’re going out to eat food and family time, and suddenly you are being shot at,” Mali said.
Mali’s father was standing in front of the restaurant when the gunfire broke out. Mali described her father’s efforts to reach safety during the chaos.
“Once he heard the gunshots, he ducked down he ducked and crawled away because he didn’t know where the shooting was coming from,” Mali said.
Mali now says she believes the gunfire came from an apartment complex located across the street from the restaurant.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has made no arrests in connection with the incident, and the shooter remains at large.
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