Two people were killed Wednesday night after an apparent murder-suicide at the drive-thru of the Taco Bell on Graham Road in Stow, Stow Police Chief Bryan Snavely confirmed.
The Taco Bell at 993 Graham Road on the border of Stow and Cuyahoga Falls was surrounded by police cars, along with firefighters and a group of people around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Brandon Cromer and Blake Sherman said they were in a car in the drive-thru around 7:30 p.m. when a man got out of the car in front of them. Witnesses said the man then walked up to the car in front of him and shot both the driver and the passenger. They said he then shot himself.
The condition of the third person shot is unknown.
Cromer and Sherman say they fled to nearby Rocco’s Pizza after the incident.
At 9 p.m., abandoned cars were seen at the drive-thru.
Others who said they witnessed the incident shared their reactions on social media.
“We just drove past this on our way home and my heart sank. You could hear people crying in the parking lot. Prayers to all involved,” one Facebook user wrote.
“Someone got out of the car, shot at the car in front of him and then turned the gun on himself,” said another.
“I heard 4 quick pops that could have been gunshots coming from the direction of Taco Bell as I was walking to my car in the Walmart parking lot. A Stow police officer in a pickup truck was there within 3 minutes. He pulled over the sidewalk and sprinted toward the building,” a third Facebook user said.
This is a developing story.
This article originally appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal: Apparent murder-suicide at Taco Bell drive-thru in Stow leaves 2 dead
