{"id":2655176,"date":"2026-09-05T11:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-mcdonalds-shootout-turns-deadly-as-police-arrive-turns-out-the-perpetrator-was-an-employee\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:24:58","slug":"california-mcdonalds-shootout-turns-deadly-as-police-arrive-turns-out-the-perpetrator-was-an-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-mcdonalds-shootout-turns-deadly-as-police-arrive-turns-out-the-perpetrator-was-an-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"California McDonald\u2019s Shootout Turns Deadly as Police Arrive: Turns Out the Perpetrator Was an Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-mcdonalds-shootout-turns-deadly-as-police-arrive-turns-out-the-perpetrator-was-an-employee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2655176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An incident at a mcdonald&#8217;s in Lodi, California, resulted in a worker being shot and another worker being killed by police. Police responded around 9:30 a.m. on August 25, after hearing gunfire and screams inside the restaurant. Upon arrival, they found one employee wounded and encountered Jonhatan Anguiano, 29, who was fired upon and died at the scene. The restaurant was closed the next day for cleaning. The injured employee was in stable condition. Local officials expressed concern over the violence, highlighting its impact on the small community. The incident is under inquiry by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-fbi-agents-suspect-dead-after-shootout-in-upscale-fla-community\/\" title=\"2 FBI agents, suspect dead after shootout in upscale Fla. community\">multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> agencies<\/a>,including the san Joaquin County District Attorney\u2019s Office and the California Department of justice.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An altercation at a McDonald\u2019s location in Lodi, California, resulted in a worker being shot and another worker being killed by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Police in Lodi, which is in California\u2019s Central Valley, responded to the incident around 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 25, hearing gunshots and screaming inside the McDonald\u2019s when they arrived, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/lodi-mcdonalds-officer-involved-shooting-employee\/73526375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from KCRA.<\/p>\n<p>The officers encountered an employee who had been shot.<\/p>\n<p>They also encountered\u00a0Jonhatan Anguiano, 29, who was fired upon by at least one officer and died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Anguiano was employed by the same McDonald\u2019s restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>KCRA reported that the McDonald\u2019s was closed the following day, with a cleaning van observed in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A shooting inside a California McDonald\u2019s left one employee wounded and another dead after police responded to reports of an armed suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Police say 29-year-old Jonhatan Anguiano allegedly shot a female co-worker inside the restaurant. Responding officers heard gunfire as they\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQrpscMeop\">pic.twitter.com\/tQrpscMeop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxBusiness\/status\/2093048344260014225?\">August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The injured employee was in stable condition, according to KCRA.<\/p>\n<p>Lodi City Councilmember Cameron Bregman, who lives a block away from the restaurant, voiced his concern in comments to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNumber one, it\u2019s unacceptable. But number two, it\u2019s scary that crime hits so close to home,\u201d Bregman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLodi is better than this. And we should be better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bregman reminded residents that\u00a0\u201cLodi is a very small town, and so there\u2019s about four or five stories already circling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing I can do is let the police do the work and let the police release the reports,\u201d Bregman continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lodi California McDonald\u2019s worker accused of shooting colleague in restaurant before police intervene. Gunman DOA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lypV7NZODl\">https:\/\/t.co\/lypV7NZODl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Lives Matter (@RetiredNYCPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RetiredNYCPD\/status\/2093270141400166514?\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause, again, every single word matters. And it\u2019s these officers don\u2019t have to just be accurate when they\u2019re having a firearm. 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