Taco Bell Employee Accused of Fatally Shooting Manager After the Father of 7 Fired Him from Job

A former Taco Bell employee was arrested on Oct. 15 in connection with the murder of Ryan Johnson

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  • Jonathan Morris, 21, appeared in court following his arrest on Oct. 15 in connection with the murder of Ryan Johnson
  • Johnson, 32, a father of seven and Taco Bell manager, was fatally shot while taking his break shortly after midnight on Aug. 29
  • Morris, 21, had allegedly been fired from the fast food restaurant on Gest Road in Queensgate a day before the shooting incident

A former Taco Bell employee is being accused of fatally shooting the manager who fired him from the fast food restaurant in Cincinnati.

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Jonathan Morris, 21, was arrested by the Homicide Unit and Fugitive Apprehension Squad in connection with the murder of Ryan Johnson, 32, according to WCPO 9 Cincinnati. Johnson, a manager at the Gest Road location in Queensgate, Cincinnati, was fatally shot shortly after midnight on Aug. 29, per Fox 19 and KBTX.

Officials from the Cincinnati Police Department said Johnson was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot and pronounced dead at the scene. He was a father of seven and was taking his break when he was gunned down, family members told WCPO 9 Cincinnati…

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