Stabbing Sparked by Dispute Over Amount of Sugar in McDonald’s Coffee, NYPD Says

The New York Police Department released images of a suspect in a stabbing incident that was sparked over a spat over sugar in coffee at a Midtown McDonald’s. New York Police Department/TNS

By Thomas Tracy From New York Daily News

NEW YORK—An irate McDonald’s customer stabbed another customer in Midtown Manhattan following a dispute over the amount of sweetener in his morning coffee, police said Wednesday.

The 57-year-old victim was eating inside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue near W. 35th Street about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday when the suspect complained his coffee was too sweet, authorities said.