Man wounded at AutoZone in Fort Worth sues company, saying it didn’t supervise employee who shot him

Markell Sallis was shot Nov. 7 at an AutoZone in the 8600 block of South Hulen Street in Fort Worth.A Plano man who was shot at a Fort Worth auto-parts store last year has filed a lawsuit alleging the company failed to properly vet and supervise the employee who shot him.

On Nov. 7, Markell Sallis visited an AutoZone in the 8600 block of South Hulen Street to exchange a car battery when an employee, 40-year-old Ernest Lee Cary Jr., shot him multiple times “suddenly and without warning,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday in Tarrant County. As a result of the shooting, Sallis suffered disfigurement, scarring and physical impairment and wasn’t able to work, according to the lawsuit against AutoZone Inc. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages.

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