McDonald’s Evacuated After Employee Throws Live Ammunition On Grill

VERMOUNT- A McDonald’s was evacuated Sunday after an employee threw live ammunition on a grill and it exploded, according to police.

The incident happened after 5 p.m. inside of the fast-food joint, WPT-TV reported.

An employee had reportedly removed ammunition from a handgun and threw three live rounds onto a grill, police said. When the ammunition exploded, police said the employee continued to act erratically.

Officers who responded negotiated with the employee, who still had the handgun and additional ammunition, according to reports. The employee agreed to leave the handgun inside of the McDonald’s and surrendered to police.

There were no injuries.

The unidentified employee was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation.