Detroit man shoots Chipotle employee in the knee for skimping him on his guacamole portion

An angry Chipotle customer has been arrested for allegedly shooting a staff member in the knee for not giving him enough portion of guacamole

Adam Brown, 32, calmly picked up his bag of food and walked away after shooting the 21-year-old employee Friday, Detroit police said.

The Chipotle was unfortunately located across the street from the Southfield Police Station.

Minutes after the shooting occurred, officers stopped Brown’s car. Video footage of the shooting and arrest was captured by an officer’s body camera.

The suspect was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, discharging a weapon in or at a building causing injury, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime on Sunday .

Brown calmly picked up his bag of food and walked away after the shooting Friday, according to police

The Chipotle was unfortunately located across the street from the Southfield Police Station.

Brown was being held Monday in the Oakland County Jail on $20,000 bond, according to Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren.

He is scheduled to appear in court on April 17 for a probable cause hearing.

If convicted, Brown faces up to 10 years in prison, plus an additional two years for the firearms charge.

The worker is said to be in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery, Barren said.

Brown initially walked into the restaurant with his wife and placed an order around 6:50 p.m., Barren said at a news conference.

“While standing at the register, Mr. Brown asked for extra guacamole for the food he had just purchased,” Barren said.

“A female Chipotle employee serving Mr. Brown gave him what he believed was too small an amount of guacamole, which upset Mr. Brown.

‘Mr. Brown then called the female employee a derogatory name — the “B” word — which understandably upset her,” the supervisor said.

“Other Chipotle employees escorted the female cashier away from the area to avoid further conflict.”

Minutes after the shooting occurred, officers stopped Brown’s car

The suspect was indicted and charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, discharging a weapon into or at a building causing injury, and two counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime.

After the victim’s co-worker helped her away from Brown to the kitchen, Barren said the counter was left unattended.

“Our suspect, Mr. Brown, who had previously paid for his food items, then walked around the counter and packed up his own items, and then took a cup and filled it with guacamole,” Barren said.

“The 21-year-old victim walked out of the kitchen and saw Mr. Brown serving himself. The victim knocked the guacamole out of Mr. Brown’s hand. Mr Brown immediately grabbed the victim by the neck and threw him against a refrigerator, after which a struggle ensued.

‘Mr. Brown then pulled out a 9mm handgun, which was hidden on his right hip, and fired one round, hitting the victim in the right knee.

Brown was being held Monday in the Oakland County Jail on $20,000 bond, according to Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren.

He is scheduled to appear in court on April 17 for a probable cause hearing

If convicted, Brown was sentenced to 10 years in prison, plus an additional two years for the firearms charge

“The residents of the Chipotle restaurant began running for safety and left the restaurant, while Mr. Brown calmly collected his food and left.”

Brown’s wife was briefly handcuffed, but she was not charged with a crime, Barren said at the news conference.

The perpetrator does have a permit to carry a concealed weapon and has no criminal record.

“This has received national attention … and many questions have been raised about why this happened,” Barren said. ‘I would suggest that this happened because of poor decision-making and an inability to control emotions. That led to the shooting.”