The man who died after he was stabbed outside Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus Saturday is being remembered as “a loving father and husband, brother, son and loyal friend to many,” according to his family.
Patrick Kenney Jr., 42, of Milton, was found with a knife wound in the parking lot of Kowloon, located at 948 Broadway, after 9 p.m. on Dec. 2, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli said Sunday.
Kenney was pronounced dead a short time later at Mass General Hospital. Authorities believe the stabbing was accidental, and that no one else was involved. Kenney was reportedly killed by a knife that was attached to something he was wearing around his neck, according to WCVB.
“Our family is mourning the loss of Patrick,” the family said in a statement. “[We are] focused on his wife Lauren and two young children, and trying to make sense of this horrific tragedy.”
The Wong family, who owns Kowloon, has known Kenney and his family for years, WCVB reported.
The 42-year-old reportedly took a bus from the South Shore to Saugus with family and friends to have dinner at the Route 1 restaurant on Saturday, the Wong family told the outlet.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family,” the Wong family said in a statement according to the outlet. “We ask that people don’t jump to conclusions until an investigation is completed.”
The incident is under investigation by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit and detectives from the Saugus Police Department.
This stabbing comes just two weeks after a Thanksgiving-Eve brawl at the popular Chinese restaurant around 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, according to previous reports. Saugus police said in a Wednesday news release that four people will be charged in Lynn District Court in connection with the fight.
