Man Stabbed to Death After Fight Breaks Out in Line for the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

November 05, 2019 Admin 0 Comments

Plus, Four Loko is finally releasing its hard seltzer, and more news to start your day

Two men got in an altercation while on line for the sandwich

A 28-year-old man was stabbed outside a Popeyes in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Monday, when a fight broke out over someone cutting the line to order the fast food chain’s popular fried chicken sandwich. The assailant fled the scene before police arrived to find the victim with multiple stab wounds. He was transported to the hospital where he later died.

“We have been able to determine preliminarily that this is related to the release of the sandwich here at this restaurant,” said Jennifer Donelan, media relations director for the Prince George’s County Police Department. “This individual was in line, a line specifically for the sale of the sandwich, when another customer and he got into an altercation.”

The PGPD is still searching for the suspect, requesting that anyone with more information step forward.

This is sadly not the first time that the Popeyes chicken sandwich, hyped on social media to a new degree, has inspired violence: In early September, a customer pulled a gun on Popeyes employees in Houston, Texas, upon learning the sandwich was sold out.

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