Crime & Public Safety

Stabbing at McDonald’s in DeKalb leaves 1 person injured

DeKalb County police responded Friday to a report of a stabbing at a McDonald's on Chamblee Tucker Road.
DeKalb County police responded Friday to a report of a stabbing at a McDonald's on Chamblee Tucker Road.
Dec 8, 2023

A stabbing inside a McDonald’s in DeKalb County on Friday morning left one person injured, according to police.

DeKalb officers responded to the restaurant on Chamblee Tucker Road at about 6:30 a.m., but the suspect had already fled.

Channel 2 Action News reported that according to an employee who was not identified, a man was sitting in a booth when two people approached him and one of them stabbed him.

The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to police. Neither the victim nor the suspect were identified by police, who said an investigation is ongoing.

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