The fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old girl after she left a McDonald’s in Washington, D.C., early Sunday stemmed from an argument over sweet and sour sauce, prosecutors said.
Naima Liggon, of Waldorf, Maryland, was with four people who went to a rec center and then to a party in D.C., prosecutors said. They then went to a McDonald's, got food, and left the restaurant when the dispute took place in a car and Naima was stabbed twice at about 2 a.m.
Liggon was driven to Howard University Hospital, where she died of her injuries, police said.
The suspect, a 16-year-old girl from Waldorf, was found a block away, prosecutors said.
Her defense said she pulled the knife in self-defense, saying Liggon and another person jumped her.
The suspect is charged with with second-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill, aggravated assault, felony assault and carrying a dangerous weapon.
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Liggon was a student at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf. Her mother said she was an amazing daughter, sister and friend.
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A curfew for minors aged 16 and younger starts in the District on Friday.
