Teen killed outside McDonald’s in sweet-and-sour sauce dispute, police say

A 16-year-old girl was charged with fatally stabbing another 16-year-old girl outside a McDonald’s on a busy D.C. nightlife corridor this weekend in a fight a police detective said stemmed from an argument about sweet-and-sour sauce, as the city continues its struggle to quell youth violence…

At a hearing in D.C. Superior Court on Monday, Detective Brendan Jasper testified that Liggon’s stabbing emanated from an argument over sweet-and-sour sauce among three girls outside a McDonald’s near 14th and U Streets NW just after 2 a.m. Jasper testified that Liggon and another girl began hitting a 16-year-old, who security camera footage showed did not initially fight back.

But as Liggon and her friend tried to get in a vehicle, the other 16-year-old “lunged” at Liggon with a 7½-inch pocketknife, stabbing her in the chest and abdomen, the detective testified. The Washington Post attended the hearing on the condition that it not identify the teen who was charged. Efforts to reach Liggon’s relatives were unsuccessful.