Talia Kaplan is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Police said the preliminary investigation revealed Davis and the suspect got into a brief verbal argument. “What bothers me about this ... is that there are families and children in this restaurant as this is unfolding and they’ve been exposed to this now as well,” Stawinski said. (Fox 5). Police said a vehicle description was not available and that it did not appear that the suspect and Davis were associated with each other before Monday’s fight. A man was stabbed to death on Monday night outside a Popeyes restaurant during a fight over the fast-food chain's now-famous chicken sandwich, Maryland police said. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. The chickens doing the pecking don’t necessarily aim for the bald spot, it just happens. “Our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends and we are fully cooperating with local authorities,” the statement went on to say. ", "Knowing these details and knowing what happened here and knowing that a life was taken… it is hard to put into words," Donelan said. Popeyes resumed selling its chicken sandwich on Sunday. Police said the initial fight inside the Oxon Hill Popeyes and the killing outside were witnessed by dozens of people; Trace Gallagher reports. (Prince George’s County Police Department), Police added that they do not have information that “this was a longstanding dispute or that it is anything outside of what had occurred.”. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Popeyes' chicken sandwich made its return, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. ", Donelan said the victim was a 28-year-old man. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, "I can't find the right words to describe what the man did to this innocent victim.". MAN DIES AFTER STABBING IN MARYLAND POPEYES; FIGHT OVER CHICKEN SANDWICH, SOURCES SAY, He added, “The question my detectives have to answer is: how does a confrontation lead to a homicide in 15 seconds?”. The suspect and the woman fled the parking lot in a vehicle immediately following the stabbing. Follow her on Twitter @taliakaplan, (Prince George’s County Police Department), Police seek public's help after Maryland man was stabbed to death over Popeyes chicken sandwich. Chickens can run into things, damaging their heads, or even fall from a deadly height. Police have asked the public for help identifying the suspect. Trauma. Police say this woman who left with the suspect is considered a person of interest. The suspect in the stabbing is also a man. Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski told reporters that 28-year-old Kevin Davis entered the restaurant in Oxon Hill and started “methodically” cutting a line reserved for the menu item. Whilst the pecking order can create a sense of harmony within a flock it can also create absolute havoc, with chickens fighting each other for their position within the order. POPEYES CHICKEN SANDWICH RETURNS TO HIGH DEMAND, SPARKS 'HOURS-LONG' LINES, In a statement sent to Fox News on Monday night, a Popeyes spokesperson said, “We are very sad to hear about the tragedy in Maryland tonight. “This is pointless, this is disrespectful.”. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Police said a knife was recovered from the scene. A man who was stabbed to death outside a Maryland Popeyes Monday night had cut to the front of a line to get dibs on the chain's popular chicken sandwich, police said on Tuesday.