I shot a Taco Bell clerk once for trying to give me hot sauce

Once you're willing to break your own quiet little rules about blogging about crime, it starts seeping out like, uhm, hot sauce from a foil packet punctured by gunfire. Or something.

Wendy's Manager Shot Over Chili Sauce

By Associated Press

Tue May 29, 9:34 PM

MIAMI - A manager at a fast-food restaurant was shot several times in the arm early Tuesday trying to protect the chili sauce, authorities said.

A man in the Wendy's drive-through argued with an employee because he wanted more of the condiment, police said. The worker told the customer that restaurant policy prohibited a customer from getting more than three packets.

The man insisted on 10, reports said. The employee complied, but police said the customer wanted even more.

The manager came out to speak to the man, said Miami-Dade police spokesman Mary Walter. The customer then shot the manager, who was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The customer fled in his vehicle with a female passenger, authorities said.

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.