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Tony Verner’s own son, dressed in the same little suit, looked just like him, she said.īefore the funeral, one son wrote his father a letter that portrayed their close bonds. His mother’s voice broke as she marveled at the picture of a preschool age Tony Verner dressed in a little yellow jacket trimmed in blue to match his trousers. Tony Verner spent a lot of time with his two boys, ages 8 and 9. "The people (at the restaurant) were so disrespectful, including the owners,” his mother, Oretha Verner, said. John Medical Center.Īs his family waited, Verner died in surgery at 4:30 a.m. In seven minutes, including the time they waited two blocks away until police could get the scene stabilized, the EMTs whisked Verner away to surgery at St. Screaming insults and curses at emergency workers, some of the roughly 150 people crowded so close that emergency technicians had difficulty getting Verner hooked up to an IV and on the stretcher, said Tina Wells, EMSA spokeswoman. "I don’t know if they were angry that we were keeping them from getting their food. "This patient was lying at the window and they were stepping over him and getting their food,” said James Postoak, EMSA paramedic supervisor. What happened next shocked even seasoned police and emergency responders.Ĭustomers outside the Chicken Hut stepped over and around the 27-year-old dying man, emergency workers said.

28, multiple gunshots fired point-blank sent her son sprawling in front of the pick-up window at a fast food restaurant.

Any questions should be directed to local authorities.TULSA – The last words Valentino "Tony” Verner’s mother heard from her only son were, "I’ll see you later.”īut just before 3 a.m. The franchisee who owns and operates the restaurant is fully cooperating with authorities on this matter. “At Burger King, the safety of team members and guests is our top priority.

Colonial Drive and passing of team member Desmond Joshua,” Burger King North America President Chris Finazzo said. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic incident that took place at the Burger King on 7643 E. Rodriguez-Tormes is charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, destruction of evidence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.ĭeputies said Monday that the woman Rodriguez-Tormes was with has not been arrested at this time.īurger King released a statement Monday about the shooting. Though their statements are mostly redacted, the report did indicate that Rodriguez-Tormes dismantled the gun used in the shooting and placed it “in a location which cannot be located.” Records show both Rodriguez-Tormes and the woman were interviewed after the shooting. Officials said he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Shortly thereafter, Rodriguez-Tormes shot Joshua then he fled in the white truck while the black sedan also fled, deputies said.Īccording to investigators, Joshua had just started working at the Burger King a few days earlier.