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Popeyes Employees Literally Being Held At Gunpoint Over New Fried-Chicken Sandwich

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Popeyes Employees Literally Being Held At Gunpoint Over New Fried-Chicken Sandwich
Photo by Deb Lindsey for the Washington Post via Getty Images

On Monday night, Popeyes employees in the Houston area were held at gunpoint for selling out of the famed restaurant chain’s latest fried chicken sandwich.

“Group of people with gun rushes door at [Popeyes Chicken] on Scott and Corder. They wanted the chicken sandwich, say employees. Employees were able to lock them out. [Houston Police] responded,” ABC affiliate reporter Jessica Willey posted to Twitter.

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