Burger King manager recounts waiting for shooting to endpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time
Tom Joyner
Live reporter
As news of a shooting spread, staff working at the Burger King on the military base knew exactly what to do.
Under the watch of their manager, they made their way into the restaurant’s safe room – a sealed chamber designed to insulate them from the outside world.
There, unable to hear what was happening above them, they remained glued to their social media feeds, refreshing for updates.
“I pulled them into the room so they don’t hear anything,” the restaurant’s manager says, referring to the sound of gunshots.
“They knew it was an active shooter but they didn’t know exactly where.”
When it was safe to emerge, their phones started to explode with calls from worried family members.
Outside, a line of customers had formed at the door. Some people sheltered in their cars in the drive-through queue during the ordeal.
“I wasn’t worried about the food, I was worried about my crew,” she says. “It’s my job to keep them safe.”