One man is dead and another hospitalized after a bizarre stabbing attack early Wednesday morning at the Chick-fil-A.
According to police, at approximately 5:00am Wednesday Oswego Police were called to the Chick-fil-A restaurant located in the 2700 block of Route 34 for a report of a stabbing. It was reported that the offender was still on scene and was being held down by a victim. Officers quickly arrived on scene and the offender, an adult male, was immediately taken into custody. Once the offender was secured, officers immediately began administering medical aid to the injured victim until members of the Oswego Fire Protection District arrived and took over care. The offender was transported to the Oswego Police Department where he remains in custody.
Based on statements made by the offender at the scene, officers conducted a protective sweep of the restaurant and located another victim, who was unresponsive. Medical aid was attempted; however, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending formal identification by the Kendall County Coroner’s Office.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the offender first attacked an adult male inside the restaurant at approximately 3:10am based on restaurant video surveillance timestamps. The deceased victim, a delivery driver, was inside the restaurant when it is believed the offender broke through the back door to gain entry. Once inside, the offender attacked the victim and killed him.
The second victim, an adult male, who was a contracted maintenance worker, was outside the restaurant when the offender attacked him at approximately 4:56am. A witness who observed the attack called police and together with the victim subdued the offender until police arrived. The victim sustained serious injuries in the attack and was transported to a hospital for treatment, where he remains in stable condition. The witness was not injured.
Police are still investigating a motive for the attacks and are working with the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office to determine criminal charges.
