Police said a woman was shot and killed outside the McDonald's at 6255 Sycamore Lane North in Maple Grove Sunday afternoon in what appears to be a murder-suicide.

Police were called to the restaurant around 2 p.m. They said the woman, later identified as Heather McPherson, 24, of Plymouth, was shot with a shot gun just outside the door by the drive-up lane. Witnesses said it appears she was shot several times.

Officers said employees tried unsuccessfully to give the woman CPR.

Meanwhile, Brooklyn Park Police spotted a car matching the description of the suspect's vehicle on Interstate 94. As they pulled the car over, they said the man, later identified as Sedric Larkins, 24, of Blaine, shot and killed himself.

Police said the two knew each other and had planned to meet at the restaurant where she was going to break off a year-long on-again, off-again relationship. Officers believe he followed her into the lot, got out of his car and shot her. Police say McPherson has a 9-year-old daughter.

There were several people, including children, inside the restaurant at the time. They will be offered counseling.