Arguing over a turkey at Food Lion ends with 2 shoppers in gunfight, NC cops say

An argument over a turkey at a Food Lion turned dangerous when customers pulled out their guns and started shooting, according to police in North Carolina.

The dispute happened just after 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Food Lion on North Main Street in High Point, and ended with one man wounded, High Point police said in a news release.

Investigators say the shots were fired after the two customers exited the store.

“The situation started inside the store when a customer began to argue with an employee over a turkey. Another customer stepped in, and the two customers began to argue and fight,” police said.

“One customer went outside to retrieve a firearm. When he started to walk back to the store, the other customer walked out, the two men exchanged gunfire and one man was shot in the arm.”

The men have been identified as Mark Foye, 64, and Antonio Johnson, 55, both of High Point, police said.

They were charged with “going armed to the terror of the public (common law offense) and simple affray,” police said.

Johnson was treated at a hospital for his arm wound and details of his condition were not released.

High Point is about an 80-mile drive northeast from Charlotte.

This story was originally published November 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM with the headline "Arguing over a turkey at Food Lion ends with 2 shoppers in gunfight, NC cops say."