A 23-year-old McDonald’s worker in Brooklyn died after being shot by a customer’s son following a complaint about cold french fries. Matthew Webb was working at the Bedford-Stuyvesant restaurant on August 1, 2022, when the deadly confrontation began over a food order that would cost him his life.
The incident started when 40-year-old Lisa Fulmore received cold fries from the McDonald’s on Fulton Street. She complained to Webb and other workers about the temperature and asked to speak with a manager. When restaurant employees began laughing at her complaint, the situation escalated quickly.
According to The New York Post, Fulmore was on a FaceTime call with her son, 20-year-old Michael Morgan, during the argument. After hearing about the dispute, Morgan’s mother later told police that her son told her “he gotta do what he gotta do.” Morgan then traveled to the restaurant to confront Webb directly.
Confrontation turns deadly outside restaurant
The argument between Morgan and Webb moved from inside the McDonald’s to the sidewalk outside. Prosecutors said Morgan punched Webb in the face, knocking him to the ground. When Webb tried to get back up, Morgan pulled out a 9mm handgun and shot him in the neck.
Webb was rushed to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition but was declared brain dead shortly after arrival. He remained on life support for several days before dying on August 5, 2022. The case was then upgraded from attempted murder to homicide.
Morgan fled the scene but was quickly arrested by police. His girlfriend, 18-year-old Camellia Dunlap, was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly handing Morgan the gun and hiding it after the shooting. She was held on $50,000 cash bail.
During police questioning, Morgan confessed to another unsolved murder from October 2020. He admitted to killing 28-year-old Kevin Holloman in Brooklyn, just six blocks from the McDonald’s where Webb was shot. Morgan had been a suspect in the earlier case but there wasn’t enough evidence to arrest him until his confession. Workplace violence cases like this highlight growing concerns about safety in service industry jobs across the country.
Webb’s family described him as a hardworking young man who was putting himself through school while working two jobs. He served as an organist at his church and was well-liked by his coworkers. Violence against fast food workers has become an increasing problem, with similar incidents occurring at restaurants across New York City. Morgan had 13 prior arrests and was held without bail pending trial for both murder cases.
