Masked Gunman Dead, Employee Injured At Madison Burger King: MNPD

MADISON, TN -- A would-be robber is dead and an employee injured after a robbery-turned-shooting at a Rivergate Burger King, according to Metro Police.

Witnesses told police that just after 11 p.m. Monday, three masked men walked into the Burger King near the Shoppes at Rivergate on Conference Drive, where four or five employees were still on the clock, and attempted to rob the restaurant.

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When police arrived shortly thereafter, 18-year-old Kenneth Jernigan was dead - police determined he was one of the suspected robbers because he was masked - and one of the Burger King workers was critically injured. That person was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

The two other gunmen ran from the restaurant, witnesses told police, and drove away in a white sedan.

Investigators are still trying to piece together what happened, as it is unclear who shot whom or if the dead suspect shot himself. The restaurant does have surveillance cameras and detectives expected to review those tapes later Tuesday.

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