WASHINGTON 鈥� A man has been arrested in the shooting of D.C. restaurant manager Christian Broder, but for coworkers it鈥檚 an emotional struggle to understand why he was shot.
Broder, the general manager of in Northwest D.C., was waiting for an Uber with three others after attending a country club wedding on July 8.聽They thought their ride had pulled up, but they were robbed instead and Broder ended up being shot in the abdomen.
Jayden Myrick, 17, was arrested by the Atlanta Police Department and faces a slew of charges in connection with the crime.
The struggle to understand is real.
Muzlina Casey, one of Millie鈥檚 managers, said the restaurant鈥檚 leadership is, 鈥渏ust trying to keep everybody together. And also the daily operations have to go on. With our brokenness, life must go on.鈥�
Casey spoke glowingly about Broder during a lull in their usually busy Sunday Brunch which had extra bustle because of the FIFA World Cup championship game.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a genuinely, sincerely, authentically good person,鈥� Casey said, noting that she鈥檚 known Broder about one year.
鈥淚t鈥檚 kind of like the moment you see him without even him speaking to you鈥攜ou鈥檙e like 鈥榯his is a good dude鈥�. It鈥檚 not being corny or clich茅 about it, but that鈥檚 what it is,鈥� she said.
Casey said that when something like this happens to 鈥渟omebody like that in your community, in your life, in your tribe, in your group, it touches the heart and our spirit to the core.鈥�
Broder remains in critical condition, but Casey sounded hopeful about his medical progress. She believes there鈥檚 more that life has in store for him.
鈥淗e has kind of like an old soul,鈥� Casey said.
Broder is 34, but 鈥渉e presents himself as if he鈥檚 lived here a long time,” she said. “His work, it鈥檚 not done yet. He鈥檚 got a lot to do.鈥�
