A 60-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of stabbing a Wendy's employee to death and seriously injuring another in Hawaii, according to reports.
Reynaldo Cheney was charged with murder and contempt of court, according to Honolulu police arrest records.
Honolulu police said the incident happened just before 10 a.m. Sunday at a Wendy's on Farrington Highway in Nanakuli, Hawaii News Now reported.
Police confirmed to the department that the suspect, later identified as Chaney, was a customer and that the other two people involved were employees of the fast food restaurant.
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Honolulu police were called out Sunday after two men were stabbed at a Wendy's in Nanakuli, one of whom later died from his injuries. (Ronen Zilberman/AFP via Getty Images)
Police said Cheney was moving furniture when a 22-year-old employee approached him and asked him to stop moving the furniture.
According to police, the interaction between the employee and the customer escalated after the suspect allegedly called the employee a derogatory name.
As the two men were arguing, a 44-year-old employee intervened and escorted the man out of the restaurant, where the argument continued.
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FILE – A man has been charged with murder after a fast food worker was stabbed to death at a Wendy's in Hawaii. (St. Petersburg)
At some point, a 22-year-old employee punched the man, and the man retaliated by stabbing two employees, police said.
Both employees were treated at the scene and transported to a nearby hospital. The 22-year-old employee later died from his injuries.
Fox News Digital contacted both the Honolulu Police Department and Cotty Foods, which owns the Wendy's where the incident occurred.
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Cotty Foods told Hawaii News Now, “The safety of our customers and employees is our top priority, and we are deeply shocked and saddened by this senseless and tragic incident.” “At this time, our focus is on working with law enforcement to advance the investigation and providing support and counseling resources to members of our restaurant team.”
