Crying Gabby Petito and angry, 'aggressive' Brian Laundrie removed from restaurant just hours before Petito disappeared: Report



Witnesses claim that Gabby Petito, 22, and Brian Laundrie, 23, were kicked out of a Wyoming restaurant after an explosive fight in which Laundrie became "aggressive" toward female waitstaff.

The incident was said to have taken place just hours before Petito disappeared.

What's a brief history here?

The 22-year-old woman's remains were discovered at a campsite in Wyoming earlier this week, and a medical examiner determined that she was a victim of homicide.

Aug. 27 is reported to be the last time Petito made contact with her loved ones.

Laundrie — alone and driving Petito's van — arrived at his parents' Florida home around Sept. 1.

Laundrie, who remains a person of interest, went missing soon after arriving home. Authorities continue to search the state to determine his whereabouts.

This week, the FBI formally declared Laundrie's Florida home a "crime scene."

What are the details?

A Wednesday report from Fox News notes that eyewitnesses at the Merry Piglets restaurant in Jackson, Wyoming, recalled Petito and Laundrie embroiled in an argument on Aug. 27, which reportedly preceded Laundrie being "aggressive" toward employees.

Nina Celie Angelo and her boyfriend, Matthew England — both of whom were in the area for a wedding — said that they were at the restaurant between 1 and 2 p.m. local time that day.

Angelo said that she and her boyfriend were under the impression that Laundrie was arguing over the bill.

Fox noted that Angelo "described his body language as 'aggressive' and said he left and returned about four times."

In an Instagram Live video shared to Twitter, Angelo said that Laundrie at one point was "screaming at the hostess."

"We were at this restaurant, you guys ... sitting right next to them! They got kicked out of the restaurant and were fighting with the hostess," she said in the video, noting that Petito was "hysterically crying."

"They, like, left abruptly and [Petito] was standing on the sidewalk crying and [Laundrie] walked back in and was, like, screaming at the hostess and then walked back out. And then he walked back in, like, four more times to talk to the manager and to, like, tell the hostess off."

Content warning: Rough language:

Someone saw #GabbyPetito and #BrianLaundrie fighting in a restaurant @BrianEntin #Wyoming her IG @Ninacelie https://t.co/j37Gr3q03h

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What else is there to know?

The restaurant confirmed on Instagram that Petito and Laundrie both visited the restaurant on Aug. 27.

In an Instagram statement, a spokesperson for the eatery said, "Yes, we can confirm that Gabby and Brian were in Merry Piglets. ... We have already notified the FBI and they are aware. We are letting them do their jobs and we are respecting Gabby's family and have nothing further to comment."

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VIDEO: Dozens of apparent shots fired in vicinity of George Floyd Square on anniversary of namesake's death



Videos on Tuesday captured the moment that dozens of apparent shots were fired in the vicinity of George Floyd Square in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Floyd's death while in police custody.

Here's a clip from KARE-TV showing numerous people running for cover and a man yelling to "get down!":

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Here's another video from a different vantage point, showing AP reporter Philip Crowther speaking on camera when the apparent shots rang out — and he reported what he heard as he headed for safety.

Content warning: Language:

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Crowther on Twitter reported that he saw "one broken window, apparently from one of the shots fired. Consensus among reporters here at George Floyd Square was that we heard anywhere between a dozen and two dozen shots fired."

He added a tweet saying that a "fellow reporter just had her phone smashed because she took photos of a storefront hit by a bullet."

The New York Times reported that the mood had been somber all morning as people placed flowers and bowed their heads in front of an outline where Floyd was killed — and the serene scene was over about 10:10 a.m. "with a series of loud noises that sounded like at least 10 gunshots. One girl screamed for her mother as she ran into a corner behind portable toilets. Organizers yelled for children to run to one side."

The paper said organizers returned to the square five minutes later to attend to those who appeared panicked by the incident. Here's a police statement via the Times:

On Tuesday morning at 10:09 a.m., the Minneapolis police department responded to the 3800 block of Elliott Avenue south on a report of the sound of shots fired.

Information received from callers was that a suspect vehicle was last seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed.

A short period of time later, an individual showed up at Abbott Northwestern Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim has been transported to Hennepin County Medical Center for treatment. It is believed that the injury is non-life-threatening.

Anything else?

The autonomous zone consisting of several barricaded blocks that the city has allowed to exist has been a recent source of controversy.

Video from March showed the area being controlled by thuggish, left-wing militants. Here's a reporter's encounter with two of them.

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The George Floyd memorial is an "autonomous zone" with several blocks controlled by activists. Police don't even go… https://t.co/tLHXtegToQ

— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) 1615338802.0

Last month video showed a sign posted at one of the barricaded entrances to George Floyd Square that included rules "for white people in particular."

Walking into George Floyd Square https://t.co/jIDzBNicVw

— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) 1619027576.0

And black-owned businesses near the square in late April were begging for financial help because they said increased crime in their neighborhood is driving their businesses into the ground.

Leftist thugs threaten reporter standing outside George Floyd memorial 'autonomous zone': 'You're gonna be in a bad situation in a second'



Brian Entin, a correspondent for NewsNation, was on camera this week recording a segment about the volatile situation inside the George Floyd memorial "autonomous zone" in Minneapolis — barricaded blocks where Floyd died last May after being detained by police that are now controlled by left-wing militants.

Soon a pair of black-clad individuals were seen walking toward Entin as he was speaking:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @BrianEntin

Despite the fact that Entin was standing on the other side of the memorial's makeshift barrier, it didn't matter to the duo — and they proceeded to threaten the correspondent, who had just finished saying that leaders of the autonomous zone "don't let anyone in, not even the police."

'You're gonna be in a bad situation in a second'

"You're gonna be in a bad situation in a second," one of the militants told Entin.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @BrianEntin

"What do you mean by that?" Entin replied.

"Because you've been called out for what you are, and you need to get out of here," the same militant replied.

When Entin continued asking what the problem was, the militant remained vague and threatening: "We know what you are. You need to get in your car and go."

After Entin explained that he was a media member, the militant shot back, "I don't give a f*** who you are. You've been called out for who you are ..." Entin then took the hint and left.

The George Floyd memorial is an "autonomous zone" with several blocks controlled by activists. Police don't even go… https://t.co/tLHXtegToQ
— Brian Entin (@Brian Entin)1615338802.0

Oh, there's more

Later in the Twitter clip Entin posted Tuesday, he interviewed Minneapolis resident Kim Griffin — and Griffin said her nephew, 28-year-old Imez Wright, was shot and killed at the George Floyd memorial last weekend.

Entin asked Griffin, "Were police able to get in and help him?"

She replied that "police were not allowed to get into that area; he was carried out outside of the zone of George Floyd Square."

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @BrianEntin

Entin seemed taken aback: "But now allowed by who? I mean, they're the police."

Griffin answered that "it was made clear law enforcement was not welcome to penetrate that zone, which is an atrocity because his life was taken, and I mean, who knows whether or not he would have survived had things been different."

The sub-headline of a Star Tribune report about Wright's death indicates the "fatality occurred near George Floyd Square" while text in the article reads that the "homicide happened close to the scene of George Floyd's death nearly a year ago, at the intersection of 38th and Chicago, now known as George Floyd Square."

Griffin told Entin that "the situation at the memorial ... from what I understand, it's kind of volatile. People that want to go and support doesn't feel a sense of inclusion. There is more of a, like, militant-type atmosphere over there and a sense of fear."

Anything else?

According to NewsNation, Minneapolis leaders said they'll reopen the barricaded autonomous zone after the murder trial of the former police officer accused of killing Floyd; jury selection for the trial has just commenced.

City council members are so concerned about the consequences of the trial that they've budgeted more than $1 million to get positive messages to the public — and are paying six social media influencers with a large local following to share the city's messaging.

Andrea Jenkins, one of two council members representing parts of the neighborhood, told NewsNation that some of her constituents have complained about gunshots and the frequent sound of police helicopters overhead.

"The neighbors deserve to have a level of comfort that does not include gunshots every night, and muggings and carjackings, and all the violent crimes we have been witnessing in this community," Jenkins noted to NewsNation.

More from the outlet:

Violent crime at the intersection and the blocks immediately surrounding it rose dramatically in 2020, though crime also increased citywide. There were 19 nonfatal and fatal shootings in the area in 2020, including 14 shootings from May 1 through Aug. 31. That's compared with three shootings in all of 2019 and none during the summer months.

Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo last month disputed frequent characterizations of the square as an "autonomous zone" but cited those perceptions as a major reason it must be reopened.

Jenkins said officers have been met with "protests, resistance, opposition" that have sometimes led them to avoid policing the area. [group oragnizer Marcia] Howard and other leaders dispute that anyone in the square has impeded officers.

You can read the complete article from NewsNation here.