MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Charges were dismissed Friday against a McDonald's employee who police said shot and killed a woman at the McDonald's in Orange Mound in March.
According to court records, the charges were dismissed due to "no probable cause."
The Shelby County District Attorney General's Office said they argued for probably cause in the preliminary hearing of the case.
Due to the defendant's self-defense argument, the judge did not find probable cause and charges were dropped, according to the Shelby County District Attorney General's Office.
That office still has the option to submit the charges again for indictment to the Grand Jury, and say they are currently investigating further.
MPD officers responded to the shooting just before 2 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at the McDonald's in the 1400 block of South Trezevant. Investigators said officers found a woman with a gunshot wound lying on the ground upon arrival. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the affidavit, video showed the victim first flashing a gun at the employee and knocking on the drive-thru window with the weapon during an altercation with the worker about her order being incorrect.
The affidavit said the verbal altercation continued after the victim lowered her gun. That's when the affidavit said the worker pulled a handgun from his pocket and shot the woman in the chest.