Man With Hatchet Terrorizes McDonalds Customers in NYC

I sure as Hell never want to visit New York City..

A man went psychotic at a Delancey Street McDonald’s after having an argument with three other men.

The suspect, 31 year-old Michael Palacios, threw a punch at one man.

A fist fight erupted, with the victim’s two friends joining in.

The three men punched Palacios in the head, who simply shook off the assault, and then calmly pulled out a hatchet.

Palacios went on a rampage, destroying the inside of the restaurant, and threatening the three men and several other patrons with the weapon.

Thank God, nobody was seriously injured, and Palacios eventually left.

#TrueCrime : Big Mac attack : Axe-wielding madman runs amok in NYC @McDonalds https://t.co/aXa1FDjkP5

— America Votes 2024 (@informedvoting) September 17, 2022

The New York Post reported on this disturbing incident:

An ax-wielding wingnut ran amok inside a Delancey Street McDonald’s, terrorizing patrons and causing thousands of dollars worth of property damage, officials said.

What started as a nothing burger — a 2:25 a.m. dispute between the suspect, Michael Palacios, 31, of the Bronx, and three other men — escalated into a rampage.

The three men smacked a smirking Palacios, who then is seen on video putting his right arm against his head before calmly walking over to his backpack, where he pulled out an axe and then threatened his combatants and frightened patrons.

“Bro, please! You better chill!,” one man told him. A crazed Palacios then approached one stunned woman with the axe and shouted, “Don’t be afraid of me, be afraid of him!”

The whole confrontation was caught on video:

🚨VIDEO: Man gets a hatchet out during fight in a McDonalds, New Yorkpic.twitter.com/GvJiPF2Nfc

— Breaking News (@NewsJunkieBreak) September 17, 2022

The video has blown up on social media.

People have dubbed the man the “hatchet man.”

Only in Kathy Hochul’s state can people laugh about a crazy man threatening people with an ax…

The "hatchet man" in last night's video from the McDonald's on Delancey Street is known to people in the neighborhood. Everyone knows that he's a lunatic. It seems that he's called "SoHo".https://t.co/NMSUY7YKkm

— The World of Mr. X (@TheWorldOfMrX) September 17, 2022

Guy smashing up a table with a hatchet at a McDonalds. Only in da big apple, baby

— Ilberd Was Right (@antitractionist) September 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/HazTweetz/status/1571223424810487809?s=20&t=Ca1frttxoKLB-AU1zRU_LQ

Meanwhile in SoHo last night at a @McDonalds on Delancy St. the "Hatchet Man" was out terrorizing the patrons & destroying the restaurant. Where was the #NYPD? Where was @NYCMayor? Crime is running rampant & #NYC is slipping back into the Bad Old Days https://t.co/6mqbb7316I

— Curtis Sliwa (@CurtisSliwa) September 17, 2022

New York governor Kathy Hochul’s opponent Lee Zeldin called out the wave of violence in NYC:

A Vote for Hochul is a Vote for Crime!

— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) September 17, 2022

Just another day in Kathy Hochul’s New York. After we fire Hochul on November 8th, we are taking back our streets!pic.twitter.com/QgUYEvdJMm

— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) September 17, 2022