Naima Liggon

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in connection with the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Naima Liggon outside of a McDonald’s in the nation’s capital.

The incident occurred on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in the 1900 block of 14th Street, Northwest. Liggon was rushed to a local hospital in a privately owned vehicle, but tragically died from her injuries. The suspect, also a 16-year-old female from Waldorf, MD, was arrested on the same day and charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed. At the time of her arrest, she was found to be in possession of a knife.

During a court hearing, Detective Jasper told the Juvenile Court judge that the stabbing stemmed from a dispute over sweet-and-sour sauce in front of McDonald’s. The suspect claimed that the stabbing was done in self-defense after being knocked to the ground by Liggon and another person during the altercation.

The Metropolitan Police Department encourages anyone with information about this case to contact them immediately.

We will continue to provide updates as they become available. 

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      1. Uh. Democrats. No accountability. Bail reform. Downgrading laws. No repercussions. No jail. No bond. No sense. You know… those guys. I hear they’re political. You know, in politics.

        1. If you read the article you would know that the suspect was arrested and charged with second degree murder…

  1. Great parenting!
    Makes one wonder why two (or more) school kids were in NE, D.C. at 2:00 AM, on a school night no less.
    We need to outlaw ALL knives, now!

      1. Sorry, you’re correct. So everything is okay now and we should all commend the children’s parents???

      2. No, not a “school night”, but in NE DC, 20 miles from home, at 2:00 AM Sunday morning… so they must have been on their way to early service at church? Stop making excuses and start changing what has not been working instead of doing the same thing over and over.

  2. They fought over McDonald’s sauce. They literally give those things away for free. Just go inside and ask for another one. Unbelievable.

  3. These stories are so sad. They obviously knew each other. Somdnews reported it started in the back seat of a vehicle. And why are 16 year old running around on the streets at 2 am, huh ? No wonder we read these stories . Where are the parents ? Do they even know where their kids are ?

  4. I’d fight over their BBQ sauce for sure. Sweet and sour…meh. Polynesian, well, maybe.

  5. How tragic that a teenager loses her life over something as insignificant as sweet and sour sauce. Another teenager makes a split second decision to murder someone and destroy her life too. All of this is so senseless. Who knows what each of them could’ve become.

  6. I thought black lives mattered? Obviously not if you murder someone over free sweet and sour sauce

  7. This is a mental health issue, not a parenting issue. There are some people out there with unresolved reactive issues in an anxious and angry world. Look at yourselves and see where you can help instead of sitting there thinking you know everything about every situation.
    Grow up, someone’s LOVED ONE is gone.

  8. & what will the impact be on McDonalds? McDonalds is not out of this. Kind of like the incident at Taco Bell. What is the impact on Taco Bell?

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