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Odessa Chick-fil-A restaurants make 500 sandwiches to feed first responders after shooting

'Sometimes light in a dark world looks as simple as a hot chicken sandwich.'

Credit: Chick-fil-A Odessa, University Blvd. / Facebook

ODESSA, Texas – As if we needed any more reasons to love Chick-fil-A, two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Odessa teamed up to feed hundreds of first responders after Saturday's deadly shooting.

Employees worked and cooked 500 sandwiches, according to a Facebook post by one of the restaurants.

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The restaurant had planned to close early after the shooting, but when the opportunity to feed first responsders arose, rather than leave, every employee stayed to help.

"Sometimes light in a dark world looks as simple as a hot chicken sandwich," the post said.