Wesley Robertson, a White / Caucasian male, 51, died on May 21, 2025 in Kissimmee, Florida after a confrontation at a Checkers on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway. According to investigators, the dispute began when Wesley Robertson questioned his food order and asked for additional condiments; the exchange escalated from the counter and drive-thru area to just outside the restaurant.
Surveillance accounts and witness statements described an employee exiting the building to confront Wesley Robertson, 51, before a single shot to the chest felled him; he collapsed and struck a wall amid the chaos as customers looked on. He was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Deputies with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 23-year-old Checkers employee Elijah Travis Mackey. Arrest records and local reporting state that Elijah Mackey left his workstation—at one point climbing through the drive-thru window—then confronted Wesley Robertson, 51, and fired the fatal round after a heated verbal back-and-forth stemming from the order dispute. Detectives recovered a firearm after Elijah Mackey fled and was captured nearby.
Elijah Mackey was arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the killing of Wesley Robertson, 51. Within days, a judge denied bond, and Elijah Mackey remained held in the Osceola County Jail as the case moved forward. The company issued statements expressing condolences while emphasizing that the accused employee’s actions did not reflect its standards.
