Officers responded around 11:31 a.m. to a report of a gunshot wound at Silver Spoon restaurant in the 5200 block of North Roxboro Street. Eyewitness News was on the scene, where several police vehicles and yellow crime scene tape were visible.
When officers arrived, they learned two employees at the business had gotten into an argument. Police said a man attempted to step in and deescalate the situation.
During the incident, one of the employees, also a man, fired a gun, striking the man who tried to intervene.
The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
Police arrested Samar Suliman Al-Mahmoud, 55, in connection with the shooting. He is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflict serious injury.
The investigation is ongoing.