Police Identify Suspect In Stabbing At Fredericksburg McDonald’s

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Authorities are searching for a Stafford man following a stabbing late Saturday night at a local fast-food restaurant.

Fredericksburg police responded just before midnight to the McDonald’s on Emancipation Highway, after receiving a report of an assault. Investigators determined that an argument between two employees escalated into a physical fight, during which one employee stabbed the other in the shoulder.

The suspect, identified by police as 25-year-old Dangelo Arroyo Gil, fled the scene on foot before officers arrived. Although law enforcement searched the surrounding area, they were unable to locate Arroyo Gil.

According to a police statement, a knife was recovered at the scene.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and later released.

Arroyo Gil is wanted on a charge of malicious wounding.

Police describe him as a light-skinned Hispanic man, 6-feet tall, weighing about 160 pounds, with curly afro-style hair.

The Fredericksburg Police Department warned the public not to approach Arroyo Gil if he is spotted and to call 911 immediately.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police are asking anyone with information to contact 540-373-3122. Anonymous tips can also be sent by texting “FPDtip” and the information to 847-411, or via the FPD Tip mobile application.