Shaou told the workers that if they had no idea what it is like to be taken advantage of, he would show them. He pulled out his gun and told them to give him the money from the register.

The employees gave him money and Shaou said he remembers walking outside. But as he was pulling out of the McDonald’s parking lot, he was stopped by a police car.

He claims he doesn’t recall police lights on the car, and all he remembers seeing was a uniform and a weapon – not the person’s face. But it was a police officer.

Shaou — who claims he blacked out during parts of the incident — grabbed his gun and shot at the officer’s upper arm. As the officer spun around from the velocity of the bullet, Shaou shot again, hitting his shoulder.