Waitress shot dead after asking customer not to smoke (Photos)

A waitress was shot and killed by a customer after she asked him not to smoke…

Julia Brightwell of Biloxi, Mississippi, was a 52-year-old long-time waitress at a Waffle House who spent some of her final moments asking patrons how they enjoyed their Thanksgiving.

Biloxi police charged 45-year-old Johnny Max Mount with first-degree murder. They said he shot Ms Brightwell early on Friday after she asked him not to smoke.

Fire Chief Joe Boney told The Sun Herald that Mount is a former firefighter who was badly injured in a 2002 traffic accident.

A waitress was shot and killed by a customer after she asked him not to smoke.

Julia Brightwell of Biloxi, Mississippi, was a 52-year-old long-time waitress at a Waffle House who spent some of her final moments asking patrons how they enjoyed their Thanksgiving.

Biloxi police charged 45-year-old Johnny Max Mount with first-degree murder. They said he shot Ms Brightwell early on Friday after she asked him not to smoke.

Johnny Max Mount