Augusta, GA
Stabbing at Augusta McDonald’s leaves 1 hospitalized
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A stabbing incident at an Augusta McDonald’s left one person hospitalized on Thursday morning, according to officials.
Richmond County deputies responded to the McDonald’s on the 1400 block of Walton Way for reports of a stabbing at 8:23 a.m.
Deputies learned the stabbing occurred after an individual confronted several people in the business’s parking lot, deputies say.
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies say the suspect fled the scene on foot but was taken into custody a short time later by Road Patrol deputies.
The sheriff’s office says the incident remains under investigation.
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