Authorities: Dispute over Popeyes chicken sandwich leads to fatal stabbing
Police said an altercation over a Popeyes chicken sandwich left one man dead in Maryland, several media outlets reported Monday night.
Prince George’s County Police said they were called to the restaurant in Oxon Hill, where they found a man with multiple stab wounds in the parking lot.
According to PGPD, there is no information or description regarding the suspect or the motive of the crime.
We’re here on scene. The chicken sandwich ad is right in the window. It came back Sunday and sources tell us a fight over someone cutting in line led to a stabbing death tonight in Oxon Hill MD. pic.twitter.com/9LRMRUNOpZ
— Evan Lambert (@EvanLambertTV) November 5, 2019
Popeyes brought back the sandwich on Sunday after a lengthy hiatus because of its popularity.
Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.
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