Witness says Waffle House workers helped Popeyes shooting victim

The Waffle House crew that helped an injured Popeyes employee seek shelter from a shooter is being hailed as heroes by one witness.

Watson native Hannah Frazier, 28, says the victim came into the Waffle House’s O’Neal Lane location and collapsed around the same time that she was finishing one of “the best Waffle House meals” she’s had.

She says Waffle House waiters jumped into action by helping the injured man put pressure on the wound.

She says her family left a double tip for one waiter, who she identified as Rowland, because of the care he showed to customers during the ordeal.

“That waiter, Rowland, was an amazing person that night. To see [Rowland] help that man, and then go right to cleaning the blood up and going back in to continue his shift. Incredible.”

Having spent nearly a decade working in hospitals, Frazier says it’s important to jump into action in these types of situations.

She says adults helped move children into a locked bathroom until police arrived.

The shooting is another case of seemingly targeted violence or domestic disputes spilling over into the public, according to Baton Rouge Police.

Police Sgt. Lt Jean McKneely says the shooting started as an argument between workers at the nearby Popeye’s. Baton Rouge Police are still investigating what the workers were arguing about.

Frazier says she came to the restaurant with family visiting from Washington so that they’d get the “Waffle House experience.”

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