Police continue investigation of July stabbing in Burger King parking lot
Pittsfield Township police continue to investigate a July stabbing in a Burger King parking lot that left one man in critical condition.
Police investigate a July 16 stabbing in the parking lot of a Pittsfield Township Burger King.
The July 16 stabbing outside the Burger King, 6190 W. Michigan Ave., followed an argument started when one of the men took offense to being served after the other man, police said. Pittsfield Township Deputy Police Chief Gordy Schick said the case has been turned over to the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office, but the investigation remains active.
“Pittsfield police detectives are continuing their investigation by obtaining additional evidence and following up on tips that were received after the incident,” Schick said.
A verbal argument inside the restaurant resulted in the two men going outside to settle their dispute, police said. A 32-year-old Saline man stabbed a 46-year-old Brooklyn man several times before the 46-year-old took the knife away from him and stabbed the Saline man several times, police said.
The Saline man was considered the aggressor, and the Brooklyn man was hospitalized in critical condition because of his injuries, which required surgery. The man survived, police said.
The men did not know each other before the incident, police said.
The case was turned over to the prosecutor’s office the day after the incident, but so far no charges have been filed. Washtenaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Steve Hiller was not immediately available for comment on the case Wednesday.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Tru2Blu76
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 : 4:18 p.m.
" A 32-year-old Saline man stabbed a 46-year-old Brooklyn man several times before the 46-year-old took the knife away from him and stabbed the Saline man several times..." Now that provokes a picture of the conversation between these two: one guy gets stabbed several times and then says, "Here, gimme that, I'll show you how to do it right." ;-) Of course the thoughts going through the 32-year old man's head when he say he was served AFTER the 46 year-old man must have been "Classic Logic." Something like, "Say, now I have to tell this guy off just to show who's more important here in this Burger King. And if he sasses me back, I'll just pull my knife and settle the matter of who's most important by stabbing him a few times." At this point, the great American philosopher, Gomer Pyle, would step in and say: "Surprise, surprise, surprise!! Things don't always work out the way we think they will, now do they?"
Cathy
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 : 11:38 p.m.
You'd think it would be bad enough having to eat at Burger King without being stabbed.
John Hritz
Fri, Sep 21, 2012 : 7:45 p.m.
Reminds me of the altercation between two movie goers at the State Theater a few years back (2004). One was talking, the other told him to pipe down and was kicked down the stairs. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/120304/nat_120304053.shtml
Blue Marker
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 : 1:11 p.m.
I'm sorry but it's still hard for me to imagine getting into a knife fight over your place in line at Burger King. Maybe it's one of those "you had to be there" things but I doubt it. @nickcarraweigh, Thanks for the laugh, very funny!
nickcarraweigh
Wed, Sep 19, 2012 : 10:22 p.m.
I was there just last week. There's still testosterone and stupidity all over the asphalt in the parking lot.
Barb
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 : 12:55 p.m.
OK, that is the best comment of the day. #Winning!
actionjackson
Wed, Sep 19, 2012 : 8:35 p.m.
I would fight someone that tried to force me into a Burger King!
hermhawk
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 : 12:29 p.m.
Worse yet let it be a McDonald's.