Benjamin Caldwell-16-year-old girl stabbed to death during dispute over McDonald's sauce: Reports

2025-04-30 06:08:17source:Ov Financecategory:Contact

A teenage girl is Benjamin Caldwelldead following a stabbing outside a Washington, D.C. McDonald's early Sunday morning, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reported.

According to DC police, they were called to a hospital around 2:10 a.m. Sunday after a 16-year-old girl came in seeking treatment for stab wounds. Despite lifesaving efforts, the victim later died.

The victim was identified by police as Naima Liggon, of Waldorf, Maryland.

According to WUSA-TV, police said the teen had been stabbed during a fight with another teen girl in a car outside the McDonald's at the intersection of U and 14th streets NW.

A detective testified in court that the girls were at the McDonald's together, ordered food and then got into a car together, according to WUSA-TV. At that point, the detective said the girls got into an argument over the sauces they got, and that's when the stabbing happened.

DC police said another 16-year-old girl, also from Waldorf, Maryland, was arrested and charged with second degree murder Sunday.

Judge Sherri Beatty-Arthur reiterated the cause of the fight when she decided to hold the teenage suspect at a secure facility until her next hearing. Fox 5 DC reported.

"At the time of her arrest, the suspect was found to be in possession of a knife," DC police said in a news release.

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