Someone stabbed three men at a McDonald's in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, early Tuesday morning, according to Montgomery County police.
Police said the victims were stabbed about 6:45 a.m. at the McDonald's located at 8407 Colesville Road. Their injuries were not life-threatening, a police spokesperson said. The victims were taken to a hospital.
It a scary start to the morning for employees who witnessed what happened.
One employee, who asked us to hide her identity, told News4's sister station, Telemundo 44, that two victims are construction workers and are regulars of the restaurant who came in almost daily for breakfast. She said the men were approached by the suspect while they were still eating.
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Police identified the suspect as a man and said he was not known to the victims, but according to witnesses, the suspect was also seen frequently at that McDonald’s location.
Police initially said there were two stabbing victims, then later said there were three victims. At the time, they said the third victim was a minor, but later said all three victims are adults.
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“Fire & Rescue and police on scene located initially two adult male victims with non-life-threatening injuries… [who were transported to local area hospitals," a Montgomery County officer said. "At a later time, a third victim came back to notify police that he had also sustained an injury. He was also transported to an area hospital...."
Police are still searching for the attacker.
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