Chipotle chiefs apologize to NYPD for worker’s ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ gesture

The burrito barons at Chipotle have apologized to the NYPD after a group of police officers heading into the downtown Brooklyn restaurant for a nosh were greeted by an employee making a “hand’s up, don’t shoot” gesture.

“We work very hard to ensure that every customer in our restaurants feels welcome and is treated with respect,” co-CEO’s Steve Ells and Monty Moran said in a statement. “Clearly, the actions of this crew member undermined that effort.”

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“We have conducted a review of the incident including interviews with the crew and a review of video footage from security cameras,” they wrote. “Our investigation has shown that this appears to have been a spontaneous, unplanned action taken by an individual crew member and was not a coordinated effort by the staff of the restaurant.”