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Muskego Taco Bell Employee Arrested After Shots Fired Outside Restaurant

Police referred a first-degree recklessly endangering safety case to the Waukesha County DA after confirming no gunshot injuries.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 1:10 p.m. Monday to reports of a fight at the Taco Bell near Janesville and Moorland roads in Muskego.
  • The altercation began inside among customers and employees, then moved outside where an employee allegedly fired several rounds, police said.
  • The employee was taken into custody as investigators referred a charge of first-degree recklessly endangering safety to prosecutors.
  • No one was struck by gunfire, and one person was hospitalized for injuries related to the physical fight.
  • A nearby daycare briefly went into lockdown after staff reported hearing shots, and police later taped off the scene and placed evidence markers near the drive-through while noting two involved customers had left before officers arrived.