Burger King worker attacked by 2 men for not preparing food fast enough in Brooklyn

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police in Brooklyn are searching for the two men who attacked a worker at Burger King.

Police say the attackers got into an argument with the 22-year-old employee because the food "was not prepared fast enough."
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It happened on December 4 at 6:14 p.m. inside a Burger King on Linden Boulevard in Brownsville.

Investigators say the suspects jumped over the counter and punched the worker several times while displaying a knife.

They then ran off on Powell Street.

The worker was treated by EMS at the scene and is expected to recover.


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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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