Employees of Batter’d and Fried say they recognized the man involved in a shooting at the East Nashville restaurant Tuesday evening.
Witnesses and store employees said local rapper “Starlito” or “his friend” pulled a gun and shot at another man who had confronted them in an attempt to steal a gold chain.
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The Director of Operations at Batter’d and Fried said the men who entered the restaurant were targeting Starlito and the person he was with.
Customers took cover in the bathroom as shots rang out in the popular eatery. Employees described the scene as “total chaos.”
Around 8:30p.m. a couple of men entered the restaurant and immediately one of them punched the rapper’s friend. Seconds later, ‘Starlito” or his friend fired a weapon. All of this was caught on surveillance video. Police have not released it to the media yet. Josef Gutzmirtl said, “They were moving out of the way, getting into safe places, it was very helpful that the staff and the customers that were here were obviously very understanding people.” source
Gutzmirtl said, “It did erupt into a fist fight at first, and then a gun came out. One man got shot in the leg.”
Restaurant workers tell us Starlito and his friend took off in a BMW crossover. They identified him from an Instagram photo.
Employees said it’s unclear if the rapper or his friend pulled the trigger.