MANCHESTER, Conn. – A restaurant manager and his girlfriend have been charged in the fatal shooting of a cook inside a Connecticut fried chicken restaurant.
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Police say negative online reviews could have played a role.
James Goolsby was presented in court Wednesday on a murder charge in the death of Norris Jackson, who was shot four times inside the Bonchon Chicken restaurant in Manchester around lunchtime Saturday. Goolsby is being held in lieu of $1 million bond.
His girlfriend, Leanne Robitaille, also worked at the restaurant and was presented on a charge of hindering prosecution. She has been ordered held on a bond of $100,000.
Goolsby and Robitaille can’t be reached for comment while in custody.
Police say Jackson and the couple had been arguing before the shooting.
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Bonchon Chicken is based in South Korea and says it’s expressing sorrow over the shooting.
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This story has been corrected to show Goolsby was the manager and Jackson was the cook, not vice versa.
