Manager’s Life Cut Short; Armed Customer Intervenes in Tragic Attack
Michigan woman, Afeni Badu Muhammad, 26, has been arraigned on charges including first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal stabbing of her manager, Jennifer Harris, 39, at an Eastpointe McDonald’s restaurant.
The incident occurred on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
She faces charges of first-degree premeditated murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole, and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, a five-year felony.
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Bond for Muhammad was set at $25 million, cash/surety only. If bond is posted, she will be required to wear a steel cuff tether, report daily to community corrections, abstain from drug and alcohol use with testing, have no contact with the victim’s family, and be prohibited from returning to the McDonald’s.
Muhammad is currently being held at the Macomb County Jail.
According to allegations, Jennifer Harris, a McDonald’s manager, sent Muhammad home from her shift early on the morning of Thursday, July 10, 2025. Muhammad allegedly returned to the restaurant, masked and armed with a knife, entering through the employee entrance. She then allegedly assaulted Harris, stabbing her multiple times.
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The tragic event was interrupted by an armed customer in the drive-through, who was carrying a legal concealed weapon. The customer fired their weapon in an attempt to stop the assault. Muhammad then fled to her vehicle, with the armed customer pursuing and holding her at gunpoint until Eastpointe Police arrived and took her into custody.
Jennifer Harris, a mother of six children, had worked at the McDonald’s restaurant for 15 years. Prosecutor Lucido expressed profound sorrow over the incident.
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“This is an absolutely senseless and heartbreaking tragedy. A life was taken in an act of unimaginable violence. The victim leaves behind six children, six young lives that will now grow up without a parent. This isn’t just a statistic; this is a family shattered, a future forever altered.”
A probable cause conference for Muhammad is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2025, before Judge Galen. Her preliminary exam is set for Wednesday, July 30, 2025, also before Judge Galen.
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