Taco Bell Manager Stabbed By Former Employee, Police Say

Chicago IL

16 July, 2021

6:04 PM

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CHICAGO — A 27-year-old man was stabbed by his former employee at a downtown Taco Bell Thursday night, police said. At around 10:25 p.m. at a Taco Bell on the first block of East Chicago Avenue, a 47-year-old man walked in and demanded his final paycheck. The 27-year-old manager said he could not give him the check at the moment. Police said the man then jumped over the counter and began attacking the manager with a box cutter. The manager sustained injuries to the back of his head and arm. He was taken to the hospital where he is in fair condition. The 47-year-old fled the scene and is not currently in custody, according to a police spokesperson. The investigation is ongoing.