Police: Man dies after punch by Burger King worker

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DETROIT – Detroit police say a 20-year-old Burger King employee who was arguing with a customer punched the 67-year-old man, who fell and later died.

Police spokesman Yvette Walker says the older man was reportedly causing a disturbance Thursday afternoon at the restaurant on the city's east side, tried to hit the employee and the employee swung back. WJBK-TV reports police say the punch may have caused the elderly man to choke on his dentures.

The man died at a hospital. Walker says an autopsy will determine cause of death. Police say the employee was being held Friday and information would be submitted to prosecutors for review.

Burger King spokeswoman Denise Wilson said Friday that company officials were aware of the incident and the franchise owner was cooperating with police.


Police: Man dies after punch by Burger King worker - Yahoo! News
 
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Old man swung first, worker hits back in self defense. Jury won't convict him.

But I'm sure worker lost his job.

I'm also sure his family will sue Burger King as people today don't believe in personal responsibility anymore, it's always someone else's fault.

Guess the old man wasn't "having his own way" as the commercials used to say.

Society is spoiled rotten that if things don't come their way, they try "ragin" in hopes of getting their way. Geez a 67 year old man having a temper tantrum of a 6 month old baby.

Well, he isn't the only one..

Some drunk chick wanted her McNuggets for breakfast and she wasn't gettin' any since it's a lunch menu...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlbV-NPT56s]YouTube - McNugget Rampage (ORIGINAL)[/ame]

Yiz
 
BK seems to be getting a lot of bad rap lately....could be in retaliation of the "F--- you" receipt.....
 
" will you want a knuckle sandwich with your order sir?"
 
Funny how calmly the next customer was served...as if nothing happened.....:lol:
 
Update....

Detroit Burger King customer's death ruled homicide; police say employee, 20, punched man, 67

A 67-year-old man police believe was homeless died after being punched and knocked to the ground during a scuffle with a 20-year-old Burger King employee in Detroit, and authorities ruled the death a homicide Friday.

An autopsy determined Paul Cannon died from blunt force trauma to the head, said Dennis Niemiec, a spokesman for the Wayne County medical examiner's office. An earlier report suggested the punch may have caused Cannon to choke on his dentures, but Niemiec said the dentures played no role in the death.

The county prosecutor's office received a warrant request, and it was under review, according to spokesman Mark Bernardi, who didn't expect a charging decision to be made Friday. The employee was being held.

Police said Cannon was reportedly causing a disturbance Thursday afternoon at the restaurant on the city's east side and tried to hit the worker, who swung back.

"A verbal argument occurred," police Sgt. Eren Stephens said. "It escalated into a physical altercation."

Jerome Perdu, 59, of Detroit, works as a security guard nearby and said he was at the restaurant at the time. He said he didn't see the customer get hit, but watched as paramedics tried to revive him. The restaurant was crowded at the time, he said.

"I just seen him lying on the floor," Perdu said. "EMS was pumping him."

He died at a hospital, police said. Cannon's last known address was in Detroit, Niemiec said.

Earlier in the day, a sign on the restaurant's door indicated that only the drive-through was open, and a steady stream of customers pulled into the parking lot. A manager who opened the locked door said any comment would come from the fast food company.

Denise Wilson, a spokeswoman for Miami-based Burger King, said the franchise owner was cooperating with Detroit police.

"The safety and security of all guests and crew members is a top priority at all Burger King restaurants," she said in a statement.

Mich. Burger King Death Ruled Homicide - ABC News
 
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