One man is in critical condition at UAB Hospital and another in the Talladega County Jail after an argument in the kitchen of a sushi restaurant led to gunfire.



Chris Carden of the Sylacauga Police Department said officers were called to the Hibachi Sushi Buffet on Highway 280 in Sylacauga Sunday afternoon to investigate a shooting.



39-year-old Mario Perez Velasquez was charged with first-degree assault after allegedly shooting his co-worker at a sushi restaurant in Sylacauga Sunday afternoon. (Talladega County Jail)

Two employees there allegedly got into an argument in the restaurant's kitchen area. One of the men was carrying a handgun and is accused of shooting the other during the fight. Carden said the duo was alone at the time of the shooting and no one else was in or around the restaurant.

Carden said the victim was taken to UAB Hospital, where he is in critical condition.

The other employee, 39-year-old Mario Perez Velasquez, was arrested and placed in the Talladega County Jail.

Velasquez is charged with first-degree assault and is being held without bond, according to the jail's electronic records.