A workplace dispute in a McDonald’s parking lot in Lawrenceville, Georgia, ended in a fatal shooting on February 19, 2025. Police say 43-year-old Donald Stewart of Commerce was found in the back of the parking lot with a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities described the incident as isolated and said the argument was work-related and unrelated to the restaurant; neither man was an employee of that McDonald’s.

Investigators say the other man involved was 40-year-old Michael Allen Todd of Hoschton. Todd remained at the scene, cooperated with officers, and was arrested. He was charged with malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail held without bond.

If anyone witnessed the argument or the moments before the shooting, or has information about Stewart’s activities that afternoon, please share what is known with investigators.