Shooting at I-40 AND PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD on 11/08/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 11/08/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Police say Jesus Orozco Mejia, 44, pulled a gun from his waistband and fired a round into El Agasajo Restaurant as he was exiting after staff asked him to leave for carrying a firearm; the bullet struck the ground and shrapnel injured two customers, both in stable condition. Mejia was booked into the Potter County Detention Center for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, abandoning or endangering a child, and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Address: I-40 AND PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD, Amarillo, TX
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