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French waiter shot dead by customer waiting for sandwich

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By Angela Barnes with AFP
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A waiter in France has been shot dead by a customer who was waiting for a sandwich.

A waiter in France has been shot dead by a customer who got frustrated waiting too long for his sandwich, according to news agency AFP.

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The victim's colleagues called police after he was shot in the shoulder.

It happened in the Noisy-le-Grand suburb east of Paris on Friday night at a pizza and sandwich eatery.

A witness said the gunman lost his temper "as his sandwich wasn't prepared quickly enough", and then he fled the scene.

The 28-year-old died at the scene.

Police told AFP a murder investigation has been opened and the gunman is on the run.

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