Five people reported shot at fast-food restaurants

WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A gunman walked into a McDonald's restaurant this morning and shot four people before going to a nearby Burger King and shooting a person there, KDKA-TV reported. <br><br>The

Wednesday, March 1st 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A gunman walked into a McDonald's restaurant this morning and shot four people before going to a nearby Burger King and shooting a person there, KDKA-TV reported.

The conditions of those shot were not immediately known. Police told KDKA-TV they believed they had the assailant confined in an office building near the McDonald's in Wilkinsburg, nine miles east of Pittsburgh.

The station said a man armed with a handgun went into the McDonald's and shot someone at the drive-through window. He shot two other people inside the restaurant, then went outside and shot a fourth person in the parking lot.

Police told KDKA-TV that a fifth person was shot at a nearby Burger King restaurant. "We're still trying to figure out what's going on," said Henry Hoffman, operations manager for the Wilkinsburg police. It was not known how serious the injuries were, but one person was apparently shot in the head.