Groomsman shoots guests at US wedding after complaint over way he ate meatballs

The feud broke out over the way one of the groomsmen ate his meatballs.

Sineva Wilson
The Nightly
The alleged offender reportedly punched a cousin of the bride after she told him to not eat meatballs with his hands.
The alleged offender reportedly punched a cousin of the bride after she told him to not eat meatballs with his hands. Credit: Unknown/Facebook

Two people were shot at a wedding in the US after a feud broke out over the way one of the groomsmen ate his meatballs.

Wisconsin police are looking for 41-year-old Thomas Redrick Williams, who allegedly shot a man and a woman at the Aria Business Centre in Milwaukee on June 20, according to the Daily Mail.

The alleged offender reportedly punched a cousin of the bride after she told him not to eat meatballs with his hands, but rather to use a plate.

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The shots were fired at the woman and her brother-in-law, who stepped in during the fight between Mr Williams and the bride’s cousin. The woman, who sustained injuries to her arm and leg, and the man, who was shot in the neck, were treated in hospital.

It is alleged the bride tried to stop Mr Williams from fleeing the scene by attempting to grab his keys but he fled on foot.

According to the Daily Mail, police found a Taurus gun and an iPhone belonging to Mr Williams in the car.

Residents near the venue described the shooting as “ridiculous”.

“For a wedding to be shot up like that one was on up there on Fond Du Lac is ridiculous,” one neighbour reportedly said.

“A wedding day is supposed to be something that two people have to care and love each other, and for someone to disrupt that is disrupting a family.”

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