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Restaurant employee shot two men dead in the middle of his shift at J&J’s Fish and Chicken in Chicago’s Southwest Side, on Monday Oct 7

Police arrested the shooter 42-year-old Mehdi Medellel, 30 minutes later on two counts of first-degree murder

Shooting unfolded after the two victims, aged 55 and 56, began arguing with Medellel at around 10:30pm

He later emerged withe the gun and shot the two men who were seated eating, apparently oblivious of the danger

The shooter fled the scene but was arrested 30 minutes later 

Restaurant worker Mehdi Medellel, [photo], was arrested on first degree murder charges after he shot two men dead at a Chicken shop in Chicago’s South Side, on Oct 7

A chicken shop employee made his first appearance at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday.
Mehdi Medellel, 42, appeared before Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman, charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The judge ordered Medellel detained pending trial during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
Chicago police arrested Medellel on first degree murder charges following the shooting of the two men at J&J’s Fish and Chicken on October 7 in Chicago’s Southwest Side. 
Horrifying footage captured the moment the chicken shop worker pulled out a gun and killed two male customers, execution style, in the middle of his shift. 
According to police, the shooting unfolded after the two victims, aged 55 and 56, began arguing with Medellel at around 10:30pm. Their identities have not been revealed by police. 

In CCTV footage from the restaurant the victims appeared to have no clue of their imminent deaths in the seconds before shots were fired. 
One was sat eating at a table and the other looking through a bag as the gunman emerged from behind a door. 

The two men were shot dead by an employee at J&J’s Fish and Chicken in Chicago’s Southwest Side, on Monday night  

CCTV footage captured the moment the chicken shop worker pulled out a gun and killed two men in the middle of his shift in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct 7 

A staffer is seen emerging from behind a door. He and pulls out a gun aiming at the two men following an argument

It is unclear what the nature of the argument between the men was, and the Chicago Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for further information. 
After the gunman initially pulled the gun out, one of the victims appeared surprised and backed up – while the other remained eating at a table. 
The first victim cowered and walked to the back of a wall at gunpoint before the suspect shot a single shot at his head, causing him to collapse to the ground. 
Before the second victim had any time to react or flee the shooting, the gunman then quickly turned and shot him in the head. 
Police said the two victims sustained a single gunshot each to the head and face, and were pronounced dead at the scene. 

The first victim was shot in the head within seconds of the gunman emerging, while the second victim continued eating at a table seemingly oblivious to the danger 

Before the second victim had any time to react or flee the shooting, the gunman then quickly turned and shot him in the head. The shooter identified as Mehdi Medellel by police, fled but was arrested 30 minutes later, on two counts of first-degree murder

The shooter was seen in the security footage then casually walking away from the restaurant, and police said they arrested Medellel around 30 minutes later. 
Medellel a father-of-two resident in Cook County the last four years, has worked in the restaurant industry for over a decade, including stint as a restaurant manager at establishments in Brooklyn, New York, the attorney said.
He reportedly, spent three years working toward a computer engineering degree at Brooklyn College before dropping out to support his family. According to online records, Medellel has a criminal history in Illinois and Florida, including an arrest in 2021 for domestic battery – bodily harm.His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 29.