Deterioration of society: Five people stabbed inside popular Washington DC restaurant

John Clarke
The Raw Story
Sat, 27 Dec 2014 19:14 UTC

© Stephanie Ramirez, WUSA9

The Northwest D.C. Restaurant and Saloon where five people were stabbed early Saturday morning.

Five people were stabbed early on Saturday in a restaurant in Washington, D.C., police said. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. at McFadden's, a popular restaurant and nightclub on Pennsylvania Avenue, eight blocks from the White House in the nation's capital.

All five victims were taken to hospital with knife wounds, a police spokesman said Saturday. Their identities have not been released.

Police said the stabbing happened inside the bar. Photos posted on Twitter Saturday show a blood-splattered sidewalk.

Calls to McFadden's requesting comment were not returned.

Comment: There have been multiple incidences of stabbings this year. Oddly, there was a rash of such incidents back in 2010, and hopefully this is not an indication of more to come.

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