Man Stabbed to Death after Fight over Chicken Sandwich

A 28-year-old American man was recently stabbed to death on Monday night after a fight over the chicken sandwich from Popeyes restaurant , police said.

The stabbing happened at the fast-food chain’s location in Oxon Hill, Maryland, about 12 miles south of Washington, D.C.

Two men began arguing apparently after one accused the other of cutting in front of him in line while waiting to order the chicken sandwich, a popular menu item that returned to Popeyes restaurants nationwide on Sunday.

The squabble spilled into the parking lot outside the packed restaurant where one of the men was stabbed. Police were called to the scene around 7 p.m. local time, and the victim was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.

“Our homicide detectives are hard at work on this one, but we have been able to determine preliminary that this is related to the release of the sandwich here at this restaurant,” Police spokesperson Jennifer Donelan told reporters at a press conference Monday night.

“For you to get that angry over anything,” Donelan added, “and to develop into this type of violence, again, is a very sad and tragic day.”

The suspect is still at large, and police are yet to apprehend him.