'This guy has a gun and I'm about to die': Fast-food chains are facing a looming active-shooter problem, with at least 3 deadly shootings in the last month alone

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'This guy has a gun and I'm about to die': Fast-food chains are facing a looming active-shooter problem, with at least 3 deadly shootings in the last month alone
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In 2017, 29 restaurant industry workers were killed on the job in homicides. Now, fast-food chains are grappling with how to deal with violence.

Fast-food chains are grappling with how to deal with violence in restaurants, with at least three deadly shootings at major chains in the last month alone. This week, at the annual Restaurant Loss Prevention and Security Association Conference, security professionals at chains including McDonald's, Waffle House, and Papa John's are discussing how to deal with active shooters. In 2017, 29 restaurant industry workers were murdered while on the job, up from 26 in 2016 and 23 in 2015.

Fast-food chains are grappling with how to deal with violence in restaurants, with at least three deadly shootings at major chains in the last month alone. This week, at the annual Restaurant Loss Prevention and Security Association Conference, security professionals at chains including McDonald's, Waffle House, and Papa John's are discussing how to deal with active shooters. In 2017, 29 restaurant industry workers were murdered while on the job, up from 26 in 2016 and 23 in 2015.

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