Violence erupts at 2 Chicago restaurants, activists respond
Two violent incidents occurred at separate restaurants in Chicago, Illinois over the weekend. At a McDonald's, three people were injured when an offender was refused free food. Credit: FOX 32 Chicago
Chicago police are looking for a man they say attacked three people with a "hatchet-like object" after he was denied free food by a cashier at a McDonald's, local FOX 32 reported.
It happened around 8:29 Sunday morning in a restaurant in the 7800 block of South Western Avenue, Chicago police said. The victims are one 18-year-old man and two 45-year-old women.
"Man, this messed up," customer Moe Cannon told CBS News Chicago. "They don't mess with nobody. We go to this McDonald's every day, and they all cool people there."
Cannon added that he spoke to the suspect before he went inside the fast-food establishment.
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The violent attack took place Sunday morning at a McDonald's in the 7800 block of South Western Avenue in Chicago. (FOX 32 Chicago)
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"He asked me for a dollar for some coffee. I ended up giving him a dollar and and I gave him a Newport. He had the axe on him. I didn't know what he was going to do," he said.
Soon after, Cannon said he saw the suspect walk out of the McDonald's.
"I saw a little blood on the axe, and he was smiling. He was smiling and walking with the axe like this and eating a cookie," he told the local TV station. "Old girl had a hole in her head, and one lad was cut right here, and one boy, he was cut on his face, I think."
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Local media reported the drive-thru remained open, but the restaurant lobby was closed after the violent attack on Aug. 4, 2024. (FOX 32 Chicago)
Police say all three victims were taken to area hospitals. The 18-year-old and one 45-year-old were last listed in good condition, and the other 45-year-old was in serious condition.
Hours after the violent attack, people called police to report the suspect had returned to the scene, CBS News reported.
The inside of the restaurant was closed Sunday night while the drive-thru remained open, according to local media.
The offender is said to have violently attacked three people after being denied free food from an employee. (FOX 32 Chicago)
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McDonald's did not immediately respond to a Gxstocks request for comment.
No offender is in custody, but Chicago police told Gxstocks that detectives are questioning an individual while the investigation continues.
