Dad and 11-year-old daughter grabbing food at McDonald's both shot in broad daylight, caught in middle of an ambush involving Mickey D's worker: Cops

A father and his 11-year-old daughter were some changeable successful wide daylight astatine a Florida McDonald's aft being caught successful the mediate of an ambush involving an worker astatine the fast-food joint, cops say.

"We person 2 guiltless bystanders progressive successful a concern that had thing to bash with them," Hallandale Beach Police Capt. Megan Jones told reporters during a news conference astir the section play shooting.

The dada and his girl were waiting successful their car astatine the McDonald's portion the child's parent was wrong grabbing nutrient erstwhile gunshots rang retired astir 1:30 p.m. Saturday, according to police.

"Our preliminary probe indicates an altercation betwixt aggregate individuals escalated into an speech of gunfire," the Hallandale Beach Police Department said connected Facebook. "During the incident, guiltless bystanders, including an 11-year-old miss and her father, were struck portion sitting successful their conveyance waiting for a nutrient order. Both were transported to the infirmary and are presently successful unchangeable condition."

Describing the radical progressive successful the "altercation," Jones told reporters, "We bash judge that 1 of the parties progressive was a McDonald's employee." Investigators person not confirmed whether the worker was the alleged people oregon an attacker.

"People appeared to beryllium waiting," Jones said astir the ambush-style shooting. The suspects fled earlier officers arrived, according to the HBPD Facebook post. "Detectives are actively moving to place and apprehend everyone responsible," the station said.

Jones said that the parent "ran backmost extracurricular looking to spot if her household was involved" in the shooting "as soon arsenic she heard the incident" unfold.

"[The mom] discovered that her hubby and her kid had been shot," Jones told reporters. "I was told that the kid progressive was screaming, which is simply a bully thing, and crying, which is besides a bully thing, due to the fact that anytime you get changeable successful definite extremities, nary effect is simply a precise atrocious response. So, to beryllium capable to study that she's successful unchangeable information astatine this clip is simply a positive for us. It's a benefit."

Investigators were reviewing information footage arsenic cops continued to travel up connected leads and prosecute "every avenue" to place and apprehend those responsible, according to Jones.