By James Barrett
April 9, 2019
"Cell phone video taken from inside a Chicago McDonald's on Saturday afternooon shows two young men physically attacking an older security guard outside the building, punching him and grappling with him.
But when the guard draws his firearm to ward off the men, the situation changes dramatically — both outside and inside the restaurant."
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The security guard, a suburban policeman, was on-duty for the McDonald's restaurant Saturday afternoon," the outlet reports.
"He was leading the two men out of the restaurant when
one of them struck the guard on the head with a glass bottle, police said."Inside the restaurant, some people can be heard beginning to take note of the attack, but the response is muted and no one comes out to try to de-escalate the situation.
One of the young men picks up what he knocked from the guard's hand, apparently pepper spray, and briefly aims it at the guard.
Suddenly, the two young men rapidly distance themselves from the guard, as someone inside can be heard screaming, "No!"
A large ad in the window partly obscures the view, but soon it becomes clear why the two young men have gone from attacking to fleeing:
the guard has drawn a handgun.
The response inside the restaurant is now overwhelming, with people frantically screaming "Stop!" and "No! No!"