Man Arrested In Slaying Of Co-worker At Crowded Restaurant In Alliance

Police said they responded at 1:50 p.m. to multiple 911 calls that a handgun was being fired inside the restaurnat. In a statement, Lt. John Jenkins said the Blue Fig “was filled with customers.”Akira T. Kirksey, 26, of Alliance, was pronounced dead at the scene.Peter Ortiz, 56, of Alliance was charged with one count of aggravated murder, possessing a firearm while under disability and possessing a firearm in a liquor establishment.The police statement said the men had argued at work, then Ortiz left and returned.After Ortiz “exchanged words briefly,” police said he shot Kirksey multiple times, then went to the restaurant bar and had a drink of tequila.