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Man stabbed at Atlanta Dunkin Donuts

A man was stabbed in the back Saturday outside a Dunkin Donuts on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
A man was stabbed in the back Saturday outside a Dunkin Donuts on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Ellen Eldridge
March 5, 2017

A man was stabbed Saturday at a Dunkin Donuts on Piedmont Avenue near Lindbergh Drive in Atlanta, police say.

Employee Lamont Hall told Channel 2 Action News a man demanded money from a customer shortly before the stabbing.

“He did have a nice wound (that was) gushing blood, but he’s alright,” Hall said.

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The victim was alert, conscious and breathing when taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta police spokesman Officer Donald Hannah said.

The suspect in the stabbing has not been caught.

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