The executive chef at a French restaurant in Raleigh shot two people at his workplace Friday, killing one and injuring another. He then turned the gun on himself and remains in critical condition at the hospital.

Sometime before 11 a.m., the shooting occurred at Coquette in the Raleigh neighborhood of North Hills. The Raleigh Police Department responded, temporarily closed nearby roads and put nearby schools on lockdown, and found one dead, one with minor injuries and one with critical injuries, police said on Facebook.

Police confirmed the identities of the two victims later on Friday. Jonathan Schaffer, 26, was killed and Jonathan Aguilar Vega, 24, suffered minor injuries. They also said the shooter turned the gun on himself and was in critical condition at the hospital, according to The News & Observer.

Mr. Schaffer had been a manager for Urban Food Group, the owner of Coquette, since February 2024 according to WNCN-TV.

Mr. Aguilar got a bullet lodged in his hand during the incident. He told WRAL-TV that the shooter was executive chef George Colom.

“We were having our daily meeting before the shift began. One of our employees had brought in a cake to celebrate a bartender’s birthday. She was cutting the cake, and moments later, I was shot,” Mr. Aguilar told WRAL-TV.

Colom is a convicted felon, having previously been jailed in a federal prison in New Mexico after a 2011 conviction for possession of a stolen gun according to WRAL-TV.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.