MESA, AZ — Police are investigating a shooting that left an employee hurt outside a Wendy's restaurant in Mesa Tuesday.
Just before 2 p.m., Mesa police were called to the area of Greenfield Road and Main Street for reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived they located a man, later identified as a Wendy's employee, with gunshot wounds to his body.
Police say they believe the incident occurred outside the restaurant.
He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Mesa police officials.
During an investigation, witnesses told detectives three men lured the victim outside and assaulted him in the parking lot.
A fourth suspect was described as approaching the victim during the assault and shooting him multiple times in the face, according to Mesa Police Department.
The witness's claim was supported by surveillance video obtained by law enforcement.
The four suspects were eventually identified and taken into custody. A motive remains unclear.
No other details have been released.
