PINECREST, FLA. (WSVN) - New video shows the moment a pair of customers engaged in a fight inside a Pollo Tropical in Pinecrest.
Pinecrest Police responded to a disturbance between customers on Feb. 1 at the restaurant located at 8975 S Dixie Hwy.
Two men got into a heated argument after a man in a blue shirt got impatient after waiting four minutes for a guy in a black shirt to finish ordering at the cash register.
But the man in the black shirt was never able to finish ordering as the man in the blue shirts starts getting angry.
The man in the black shirt, identified as Enrique Fernandez, tells the man in the blue shirt that he can skip him and order first. That suggestion was the spark of the fight as the two ended up squaring off against each other.
Video showed Fernandez getting brutally attacked by the man in the blue shirt as he gets whacked in the face, nailed in the neck, and smashed into the cash register.
The footage continued to show Fernandez fighting back; he throws a chair towards the man in the blue shirt, striking him on his side. The man in blue then exits the restaurant.
Shortly after, both men left the restaurant, and man Fernandez returned holding a towel over his bloody face. Police and rescue crews arrived on scene to assess the situation.
Customers entering the Pinecrest restaurant on Monday were shocked to see the fight that occurred earlier this month.
“That’s crazy,” said one man as he was shown the video.
“That’s so crazy,” said another person.
The subject wearing the blue shirt is still at large as police continue looking for him.
If you have any information on this restaurant brawl, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000
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