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Eastpointe McDonald’s Worker Pleads Not Guilty to Manager’s Killing, Held on $25 Million Bond

Her next court dates include a probable cause hearing on July 23 followed by a preliminary examination on July 30

Stock photo shows McDonald's logo outside a fast food restaurant.
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A file photo of the Detroit-area McDonald's restaurant where Jennifer Harris, a 39-year-old mother of six, was fatally stabbed.
Afeni Muhammad was charged with first-degree murder for stabbing her manager at a McDonald's in Eastpointe.

Overview

  • On July 10, Afeni Badu Muhammad allegedly returned to the Eastpointe McDonald’s armed with a kitchen knife after being sent home and stabbed manager Jennifer Harris multiple times.
  • Harris, 39, who had worked at the restaurant for 15 years and was the sole provider for her six children, died at a hospital from her injuries.
  • A drive-thru customer fired a warning shot to halt Muhammad’s escape and held her at gunpoint until Eastpointe police arrived.
  • The restaurant has remained closed as investigators gather evidence, prompting renewed scrutiny of safety measures in fast-food workplaces.
  • Days before the attack, Muhammad posted videos on Instagram accusing her manager of bullying staff, an alleged precursor to the deadly confrontation.