A POPEYES customer who was stabbed to death for cutting in line has been named by cops hunting for his killer.
Kevin Tyrell Davis, 28, was knifed after a 15-second argument outside the fast food chain in Oxon Hill, Maryland, police say.
The horrific attack happened on Monday, a day after Popeyes’ popular chicken sandwich returned after being sold out for over a month.
Police Chief Hank Stawinski described the brutal act as “a pointless crime” at a press conference today.
He explained that Davis arrived at the restaurant shortly after 7pm where customers were waiting to be served.
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Police Chief Hank Stawinski
Over the next 15 minutes Davis “methodically began cutting in front of other customers.”
When he reached the front of the line another individual confronted him about “his conduct” outside the food joint.
Chief Stawinski added: “I want to make this clear, 15 seconds later a stabbing occurs.”
Detectives are looking for a black male with facial hair, they do not have a name at this point but did release stills from surveillance footage.
He added that his team are trying to figure out “how does a confrontation lead to a homicide in 15 seconds?”
Tensions have boiled over at multiple restaurants as the US chain restocked its hugely popular chicken sandwich after it sold out for two months.
The $3.99 meal, which comes in classic and spicy, debuted for the first time in August and proved such a hit it led to long lines and fist fights.
The sandwich – which comes in classic and spicy formats – sold out at its 2,400 US outlets in just two weeks.
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The fast-food joint announced the crispy chicken was back on the menu on Sunday tweeting: “This is not a drill… We’re fully stocked.”
However tensions boiled over as customers traded blows to get their hands on the fried chicken snack.
Other incidents have allegedly happened in Tallahassee in Florida, Harlem in New York and Edgewood in Maryland.
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Popeyes’ fried chicken sandwich launched in August and became an instant hit with consumers.
In August one viral video showed a furious customer leaping through the window of a drive-thru Popeyes outlet to brawl with the employees inside.
The rapper Quavo teased his 13.8 million Instagram followers with a video showing him with a bag of the sandwiches, which he offered to sell for $1,000 each.
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The popularity of the sandwiches led to shortages at Popeyes and they sold out for two months.
In September it was revealed a man was suing the food chain after he spent “countless time driving” in search of their chicken sandwich without success in Tennessee.
