Shots fired through Wendy’s drive-thru on Airport Hwy

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11/08/2026 09:17 AM

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Shots fired through Wendy’s drive-thru on Airport Hwy

Shots were fired through the Wendy’s drive-thru on Airport Highway in Lucas County. An employee reported video of the incident, and investigators worked from the footage and suspect info.

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Incident Timeline

shortly after noon Sunday

Shot fired through Wendy’s drive-thru window on Airport Highway

Early Sunday afternoon, a customer in a vehicle at the Wendy’s drive‑thru on Airport Highway near South Reynolds fired a gunshot through the drive‑thru window while an employee was working the window and handing out food. The bullet went through the glass, but no one inside the restaurant was struck or injured, and the vehicle fled before officers arrived.
12:17 p.m.

Dispatch issues code three for shots fired at Wendy’s drive-thru

Around 12:15 p.m., dispatch put out a code‑three call for shots fired at the Wendy’s on Airport Highway near South Reynolds, reporting that someone had just shot through the drive‑thru window. The caller, an employee at the restaurant, told dispatch they had video of the incident and described the suspect vehicle as a gray car with a male passenger and a Black female driver, both said to be students at a local high school.

00:29

Lucas OH Law Dispatch Group Calls

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00:00

Eight 23830.

00:01

Code three for shots fired.

00:03

(number withheld) airport highway.

00:04

The Wendy's.

00:05

Someone just shot through the drive through.

00:06

The caller (name withheld) is an employee.

00:08

Has video. The suspect is in a gray vehicle with a male with a black female driver.

00:15

They are both seniors at Rogers High School.

00:16

(number withheld) Airport Highway near South Reynolds, 823 .

00:21

Eight hundred and 30 .

00:25

South St. Mary's.

00:26

Seven hundred and 20 . I am going to show you going that way.

00:27

(number withheld) Airport.

00:28

Seven hundred and 20 .

00:29

Okay.
12:19 p.m.

Responding officers locate a matching vehicle and secure the restaurant

Officers responding to the call headed toward the Wendy’s while another unit reported spotting a small tan or gray vehicle matching the description, traveling northbound on South Reynolds with two named occupants. Another unit arrived at the restaurant, radio traffic was briefly restricted for their updates, and officers asked that the caller come to the door and that Wendy’s staff unlock all doors as additional crews continued toward Airport Highway.

00:40

Lucas OH Law Dispatch Group Calls

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00:00

Eight 20 on Baker, other way as well.

00:01

Baker, I'll show you going.

00:02

Two hundred and one, I got the vehicle.

00:03

Two hundred and one.

00:04

Laughing, headed northbound on South Reynolds.

00:06

A

00:07

small tan or gray vehicle, and (name withheld) is the passenger of one of the vehicles.

00:14

Of the vehicle,

00:15

the driver's name would be (name withheld).

00:17

Eight 30 on scene.

00:18

Air's closed for 08:30 at airport.Eight 30 , you can take her.

00:24

Air's open.

00:25

Time is 1220 .

00:26

Seven nine Baker.

00:27

Baker.

00:28

Hey 30, can you have the caller come to the door, please?

00:30

Have the caller come to the door.

00:31

823 to 830, can you hear me?

00:32

823,

00:33

uh, have Wendy unlock all the doors, please.

00:35

Okay, we'll have them unlock the doors.

00:36

Cruise in route to airport.

00:38

Take immediate 720.

00:39

720.

00:40

Copy.
12:25 p.m.

On-scene officers refine suspect vehicle description and confirm no injuries

Supervisors checked with the crews at Wendy’s to see if they could provide a more precise description of the suspect vehicle, and officers on scene updated it to a silver Honda or Kia with no further details available. While processing the scene and reviewing what happened at the drive‑thru window, police confirmed that no one inside the restaurant had been injured by the shot.

00:12

Lucas OH Law Dispatch Group Calls

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00:00

711 to the crews on scene at Wendy's.

00:02

Is there any better description of the vehicle, like a make or model or anything?

00:05

830.

00:06

Yeah, silver.

00:07

Either Honda or Kia.

00:09

Yeah, I said, "Yeah, that's all we got right now."

00:12

Copy, thank you.
12:30 p.m.

Investigators use video and records to identify a juvenile suspect and search an associated address

Investigators at the restaurant reviewed video footage and information from the original call to identify a juvenile suspect believed to be a student at a local high school, relaying the person’s details over the radio for records checks. Dispatch coordinated with the school system and child protective services to obtain additional information, and officers obtained an associated address on Hickory, drove by to look for the suspect or the described vehicle, and reported that no matching vehicle was present at that location.

00:50

Lucas OH Law Dispatch Group Calls

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00:00

Eight hundred and 30 .

00:06

I didn't copy. We're still working with the video footage, but I got the suspect's information from the call.

00:11

We have (name withheld), last name is called

00:14

(name withheld), 1st name

00:17

(name withheld).

00:19

I have social as well.

00:22

(number withheld)

00:26

Suspect name (name withheld).

00:29

Dispatch at 8:30.

00:30

8:30. We had a call that he's supposed to be a senior at Rogers.

00:32

Did you want us to call CPS and see if they had additional on him?

00:35

Yes, we could.

00:36

I'm looking for an address. Thank you.

00:37

Okay. 711, when we ran him, his address came back to (number withheld) Hickory.

00:41

Can you attach us to the call? We're going to drive by there now.

00:44

Okay, I'll start a call.

00:45

And 7-Eleven, just for the record, there is no vehicle matching that description at this checkery address.

00:50

Copy.
12:40 p.m.

Police coordinate with schools and document the scene as investigation continues

As the investigation continued, officers confirmed with the local school system that the Hickory address associated with the juvenile suspect was correct and noted that there was information from the parents on file. Units at the Wendy’s asked whether anyone on scene had a camera to document evidence and damage, while detectives continued follow‑up work on the case.

00:11

Lucas OH Law Dispatch Group Calls

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00:00

Eight hundred and 30 , we spoke to TPS.

00:01

They did confirm the chikery address and there is information from the parents in the text.

00:06

Unit 506, one of the crews that's on scene there have a camera.

00:09

Crews on scene at airport, do any of you have a camera?

00:11

511,
Later

Wendy’s reopens as police investigation into drive-thru shooting remains active

Following the shooting, the Wendy’s on Airport Highway remained open to the public while police continued to investigate the drive‑thru gunfire. Authorities reported that no arrests had yet been made and said they would release more information as it became available, noting that this was one of multiple recent shootings involving fast‑food drive‑thru windows in the city.

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Shots fired through Wendy’s drive-thru on Airport Hwy

Incident Timeline

Shot fired through Wendy’s drive-thru window on Airport Highway

Dispatch issues code three for shots fired at Wendy’s drive-thru

Responding officers locate a matching vehicle and secure the restaurant

On-scene officers refine suspect vehicle description and confirm no injuries

Investigators use video and records to identify a juvenile suspect and search an associated address

Police coordinate with schools and document the scene as investigation continues

Wendy’s reopens as police investigation into drive-thru shooting remains active

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