What the records say
- When
- 16 Apr 1994
- Kind
- Shooting
- Killed
- 3
- Coordinates
- 34.01° N, 85.99° W
- Description
- 1994 triple homicide in Gadsden, Alabama, US
1994 Popeyes shooting
Robbery and mass shooting in Alabama, US
The Popeyes shooting occurred On April 16, 1994, when three employees were shot and killed and a fourth employee was seriously injured at a Popeyes restaurant in Gadsden, Alabama. The perpetrator, 22-year-old Robert Bryant Melson and his acomplice, 17-year-old Cuhuatemoc Hinricky Peraita, robbed the restaurant of over $2,100, led the four employees into a freezer, and shot all four of them.
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