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Police Provide Update on Fatal Stabbing at Maryland Popeyes

Police on Tuesday were set to provide an update on the case of a man who was fatally stabbed while waiting in line for a chicken sandwich at a Popeyes restaurant in Maryland.

The news conference was set to begin about 2:30 p.m.

Police are calling on a suspect in the case to surrender.

One man accused the other of cutting in front of him in the chicken sandwich line at an Oxon Hill Popeyes on Monday night, Prince George's County police spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan said. Their fight then spilled outside where one of the men stabbed the other.

Police said the 28-year-old victim was from the Washington area. He died less than an hour later at a hospital. The suspect remains at large. Neither man has been publicly identified.

Popeyes resumed selling its chicken sandwich on Sunday. It was first released in August, and the chain credited popular demand to its supply selling out that month. Marketing around the sandwich has built a frenzy that's causing long lines and waits at the chain's restaurants.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Police spent hours at the crime scene Monday night and were trying to identify a suspect. There were many people in the restaurant at the time. Anyone with information that can help should call 1-866-411-TIPS.

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