OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. (THECOUNT) — An OKC Taco Bell employee was shot after asking a customer to pull forward in the drive thru lane on Saturday, according to officials.

Police say, a verbal altercation between a customer and employee at a northwest Oklahoma City Taco Bell landed the worker in the hospital with a gunshot wound after a verbal altercation erupted in gunfire in the drive thru lane.

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Authorities said they were called to the Taco Bell around 1 a.m. Saturday on calls of shots fired.

Upon arrival, police determined an employee had asked a customer to pull forward in the drive-thru when a verbal altercation ensued.

The customer argued but eventually relented and pulled forward. Upon doing so, he pulled out a gun and shot the employee.

The employee was transported to an area hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries, reports KDVR.

Authorities are still searching for the suspect.