Fight over Popeyes chicken sandwich turns deadly in Maryland
Argument reportedly began after someone cut the special line for the popular chicken sandwich at a Popeyes restaurant in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
A man was fatally stabbed Monday evening while inside a Maryland Popeyes following a fight over a chicken sandwich, a source told Fox News.
Prince George's County police said they received reports of a fight at a Popeyes location in the 6200 block of Livingston Road in Oxon Hill, Md., on Monday at around 7 p.m. Oxon Hill is about 20 minutes from Washington, D.C.
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When officers arrived at the location they found a man in the parking lot with stab wounds, police told Fox News. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The victim’s name or age has not yet been released. Police said the suspect is still on the run.
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Police told Fox News a man has died after a stabbing inside a Maryland Popeyes on Monday evening, following a fight, which sources said, was over a chicken sandwich. (Fox 5)
Detectives were at the fast-food restaurant interviewing witnesses, gathering evidence and looking for surveillance video to establish a suspect and a motive, police said.
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Prince George's County police have not said what the fight was about. However, FOX 5 reported that the altercation began after someone cut the line as people waited to order Popeyes’ popular chicken sandwich, which returned to the fast-food chain on Sunday.