A routine late-night trip to a McDonald’s in Memphis ended in fatal gunfire. On March 13, 2023, 28-year-old Chanteva Gray was shot in the chest and pronounced dead after an altercation over a food order at the restaurant in the Orange Mound neighborhood near Airways Boulevard and Lamar Avenue. A gray sedan parked next to the pickup window was towed as part of the investigation.

Authorities arrested 36-year-old employee Preston Dinner in connection with the shooting and charged him with second-degree murder. McDonald’s corporate issued a statement expressing sorrow and said it was cooperating with investigators. Family and friends were left to mourn a sudden, violent death that began as a dispute over a food order.

If anyone saw what happened at the restaurant that morning or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.