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A dispute between a manager of a Burger King and a neighborhood teen to a parking lot standoff where they both pulled guns. Sixteen year old Shaka Walcott was fatally shot in the torso while 45 year old Ronald Johannes was shot in the abdomen (he's in critical condition at Jacobi) on Saturday night. While it's unclear what led to guns being drawn by both parties, a week or two ago, Walcott was upset that Johannes wouldn't serve him when he was closing up the shop; they had a fight and Walcott spit on him. During the shooting, an employee said, "People were crying, screaming, yelling, everyone was on the floor."
Johannes was arrested for second degree murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. One friend who was familiar with Johannes and Walcott told the Post, "There was tension between them, but I didn't think it would come to this."
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when i needs my big whopper i needs my big whopper you know what i'm sayin?!
Good riddance to Walcott. Johannes's self-defence reaction seems justitifed to me.
They always say that fast food will kill ya.
Its the wild west out there..but only at fast food places..last time it was the White Castle shoot-out.
Black people love their guns and fast food.
hey G i'm black and I don't like guns! So where do you live? I wants to pay you a visit son is all - ands you gots a mickydees nears you?
who are you to comment "the voice of reason" Walcott was my cousin...he didnt deserve to die. First of all he was only 16 second of all I knew that manager....he was always rude no matter how nice anyone was to him.
I guess all there is to say is that when you use guns to settle arguments, this stuff happens. Now you have two lives ended/ruined over a hamburger.
I have to agree with Anon. I've no idea who drew first or if either were legal, but having guns in the Mix is, IMO, a mistake.
Sorry Natasha, I understand that Walcott was your cousin you that you have a right to feel hurt. But both parties had guns in their hands. Walcott was 16...that makes this crime even worse. If you were so concerned why didn't you help your cousin out and tell someone that he had a gun...like maybe his parents?
damn, a fight over closing time ended in a shootout? There must have been a lot more going on than what was reported. Otherwise, there are some very angry people out there.
I'm deeply sorry, Natasha. I wouldn't have mentioned it if I knew you would be reading Gothamist.
i think these fools were trying to re-create the old hamilton / burr duel.
G-
If you had some balls, you'd start posting under one name so I could tally up your hatespeech and have your ignorant comments banned.
Pussy.
when i needs my big whopper i needs my big whopper you know what i'm sayin?!
[1] Posted by: Evan | November 13, 2006 9:55 AM
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You sound like you are GAY. No what i'm saying?
I would like to know the entire story. As it
stands, spitting in someones face because you
are not getting served is not enough to risk
killing someone over or dying. If his life
(the 16 year olds) was threatened it is another
story. It looks more like the managers life
was at risk because the young man went to the
premisis with a weapon.
The manager was correct not to serve the young
guy. It is the right of the establishment to
make that choice, especially, around closing
time.
Also, the manager's instincts were correct. He
knew that this guy was about trouble. What if
they had intentions to rob the place? It was
closing time. Why would he, 16 year old, carry
a gun there knowing there was potential for more
confrontation?
I have been to that Burger King. The manager and
the owner are very strick, as they should be.
You may be mistaking rudeness for
strick management. Yes, you have to manage
customers and employees.
And further more, what is a
16 year old doing spitting in the face of a 45
year old man. Something is wrong with the
picture.
What is the world coming to if an elder is not
getting their due respect. He is the elderly
man.
He is the manager of the establishment. Most
importantly, he is responsible to the Burger King
establishment. If the 16year old really wanted
something to eat, there are other fast food
joints all along Boston Post Road up a few
lights.
A good lawyer will get the manager off on self
defense. He was at work. He was approached.
He was portecting the establishment. He was
protecting his own life while leaving the
establishment. This may not be the case 100%,
however, a good lawyer can make it look that
way.
hey bumbaclaut
you is gay not me son, really, BUMbaclaut? stop putting yo gayness on others son or you be dyin not sayin, you know what i sayin?
Stone Cold makes some good points. This is a kid, carrying a gun, spitting on people? Surely he did not deserve to be killed, but it seems inevitable acting like that. I am certainly not surprised that he died for his obnoxious actions, though I do not think he should have had to die for them. I think most people agree spitting on people and carrying a gun are not necessary and, in fact, going to cause more problems than they will solve.
I feel terrible for this kid's family. It is a tragedy. But a tragedy that could have easily been avoided (respected the decision not to be served, going somewhere else, choosing not to spit or continue the confrontation).
"old hamilton / burr duel" lol! sorry..
Sorry but shooting someone to the death does not solve a problem..it creates one...and what is a 16 year old doing with a gun...
I think your pos friend is the one who be dyin Evan.
That musta been one whopper of a shootout.
If I were the manager I woulda shot that punk ass kid then asked him, "yo, you want any fries with that"?.
Thank You to all that show your support and for the rest everyone is entitled to their own,but remember that you get to come online and make fun but he dosent
evan: you shouldn't post threats on a blog sight. Learn the edicate or go somewhere else with your hype.
yo dat kid is up in big mac heaven yo eatin alls da fries he wants, praise lawd!
n yo james king you be da king of all gays fo reals n whens u die no big mac heaven for u!
evan:
Go back to FIRST grade and learn proper english.
Can't understand your words.
evan:
you must be from Alabama. Or you are a white guy that thinks he is down with the street lingo and trying to be funny. Go get you Ebonics Dictionary. Or go back to surfing the BET channel of shows and your favorite Rap records.
People in New York; Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan don't use the following:
alls they do say (all)
reals they do say (real)
whens they do say (when or den)
praise lawd! they do say (it's: praise God)
wants they do say (want)
You use them and they make you sound fake.
all youse stoopid honkies who think u know watcha talkin bout makes me laugh, stoopid ass pc honkies, eat MY big whopper - punk azzes - i aints from alabama but youse all from honky squaresville - ha
yo Shacka was lil ma ckuzz....r.i.p ma ni99a....we miss u like brazy
Shacka was my cousin and shacka had no gun to all you ignorant people saying good riddance, i hope you all die too. There was no reason for someone as sweet and nice as Shacka to die out in the streets like that. please keep your ignorant comments to yourself because you all do not know him.Shacka was nothing but nice and sweet and he was aspiring to be good. Doubting Tom i hope that happens to you or someone you love deeply. im tired of your ignorance. he was not protecting his establishment. he was being a punk because he was scared of my cousin. please get your facts straight before you mention
anything.
Shacka i know you watchin' down on us in this house. i love you so much and miss you this house will not be the same without you. Damn Shacka now im the only teenager in this house.
you was my partner, now who am i gunna play with.
who do i have to sing and dance with, and antagonize people with.
I Love you and you will always be remembered.
REST IN PEACE Cousin.
shacka b wacka!
He did have a gun. You're just obviously biased and trying to defend your pos family member who didn't have any respect for the manager who was in charge of running that BK.
"nice and sweet and he was aspiring to be good"
aspiring to have a shootout sounds more like it.
you seem to live in a bubble of your very own.
the guy was a douche.
he thought having a gun would give him power.
well look what power he has now. none.
it was a waste of human life.
Live by the gun, you die by the gun! Period. End of Story.
i love u shacka rip i will always have u in my heart no one cant take that from me tha guy had no right doing that
To those of Shaka Walcott`s family, I mean no disrespect but this guy was no angel. He spat in the manager`s face. I know that isn`t an excuse for the shooting... but come on, that`s the most disrespectful thing you can do to somebody... and it may push anyone off the edge. And Shaka`s intentions were wrong, he showed up with a gun, I hope the manager pleas self-defense.
RIP Shaka...
Keep ya head up Johannes...
WELLL WATEVER THAT MANAGER GOT HE DESERVED IT BECAUSE I DONT SEE WHY A GROWN ASS MAN LIKE HIM SHOULD BE ARGUIN WIT A TEENAGER....ME AND SHACKA WAZ LIKE BONIE AND CLIDE AND I LOVE HIM IM NOT GONNA MAKE YALL NIGGAZ TALK SHIT ON DIS DAMN COMMENT BOARD IF YALL DONT HAVE NOTHIN NICE TO SAY WELL DONT SAY SHIT...B-CUZ YALL THINK SHIT IZ FUNNY
I guess some of you retards can't read that the kid had a gun. Spitting in the face was just an additional disrespectful action before the shootout occurred. The kid lost said shootout, good riddance. I hope the manager gets off totally clean.
its ok "voice of reason" and "Jessie" I understand that 2 he was foolish...but this is the part no one knew about...Shacka went there with a friend who had a bullet proof vest on at the time who shot the manager Shacka did nothing but spit in the mans face..the only reason why shacka got shot 9 times was because she was standing there with out a vest. "wrong place @ the wrong time"
WELL ALL I GOT TO SAY IZ YALL DONT KNOW WHAT DA PROBLEM WAZ BETWEEN THE TWO BEFORE THIS INCIDENT SO YALL CANT COME TO CONCLUSIONZ LIKE DAT...TO ME SHACKA WAZN'T WRONG BECAUSE IF SHACKA SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD A GUN WELL DA MANAGER SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD ONE EITHER.