New details emerge in triple shooting at North Hills restaurant in January 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- New details emerged about a triple shooting at a North Hills restaurant in January last year.

According to the autopsy report obtained by The News & Observer, on Jan. 17 at Coquette, executive chef George Colom shot coworker Jonathan Schaffer in the back at least eight times while he was sitting down. Colom also shot another coworker before turning the gun on himself.

While police never provided a motive for the shooting, the medical examiner's report indicated the employees had argued over a woman.

"It breaks my heart to think that it happened in our neighborhood."

ABC11 spoke with Coquette co-owner Kevin Jennings about a week after the incident when they reopened. He said the tragic incident has had varying impacts on employees of the restaurant -- and of his company, Urban Food Group -- but that he hopes the healing process has begun.

"Some people have been, you know, really, really upset and then they come into the restaurant, and that makes them feel better. Some people are the opposite. We've had people who felt like they were in a good place and they come into the restaurant and it just breaks them," he said.

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