Man Shot and Killed in Las Vegas After Failing to Hold Door Open for Woman

A man was shot and killed at a McDonald's in Las Vegas after failing to hold a door open for a female customer.

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Mohammad Robinson was shot and killed in a McDonald's parking lot in Las Vegas over the weekend after an argument about a closed door turned violent. NBC News 3 in Las Vegas reports that the 31-year-old Robinson didn't hold a door open for a woman exiting the restaurant behind him, which led to an argument between Robinson, the woman, and her boyfriend. The incident quickly escalated and ended with the woman's boyfriend fatally shooting Robinson.

News 3 reports that one of Robinson's children, 14-year-old Miniya Sampson, said her father's best friend was with him at the time and witnessed the shooting. According to Sampson, Robinson failed to hold the door open for the woman just before midnight on Saturday. Robinson and the woman argued before the woman informed her boyfriend of what was going on. Sampson said the boyfriend then pulled out a gun and shot her dad.

"It's horrible. I want my dad back and you took him away from me!" Sampson told News 3. "It was a stupid reason honestly, irrelevant. It doesn't make any sense why you would actually take someone's life over not opening a door." Robinson's girlfriend—who did not want to be identified but confirmed that she is the mother of a 3-month-old child that she had with Robinson—told News 3 that her boyfriend was always very respectful to others and was generally non-confrontational.

PIX 11 reported Tuesday that the woman who argued with Robinson has not yet been identified. The shooter reportedly fled from the parking lot after shooting Robinson, and Las Vegas police are still searching for him.

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