Man stabbed to death following an alleged dispute involving Popeyes’ chicken sandwich
OXON HILL, Md. (Meredith) — A man was stabbed to death at a Maryland Popeyes after an altercation involving the restaurant’s chicken sandwich, according to reports. The sandwich popularized by social media had just recently made its way back to the restaurant’s menu after a hiatus.
FOX45 reports that the man was stabbed to death after a fight at the Oxon Hill, Maryland restaurant took place. Sources reportedly told the station the fight was about Popeyes’ chicken sandwich.
Local police said they responded to the restaurant’s location, where they found the victim suffering from stab wounds in the parking lot. He later died after being taken to a hospital.
An employee told the station that the restaurant is now closed.
Popeyes’ chicken sandwich was sold out for weeks after a social media frenzy starting with a feud between the fast food restaurant and several other fast food chains helped the sandwich to explode into popularity.
The sandwich finally made a comeback at the beginning of November, seemingly maintaining its popularity despite its short disappearance.
This incident is not the first act of violence seemingly caused by the sandwich’s popularity. One restaurant location was threatened by a group of people with a gun for running out of sandwiches. Another man even sued a restaurant location for running out of the chicken sandwich.
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