Freebirds reopens South Congress location, donates sales to family of employee fatally stabbed
AUSTIN, Texas - The Freebirds World Burrito location on South Congress has reopened.
The restaurant closed after a stabbing on Jan. 3 that killed one employee and injured another. Johnathan Aguilar, 34, was the kitchen manager at the Freebirds World Burrito when 27-year-old Dylan Woodburn went into the restaurant and stabbed him and a co-worker.
Aguilar died at the scene. Woodburn died of his injuries the night of Jan. 3 after he jumped off the building while running from police.
A Freebirds representative issued a statement, saying that the company will be donating 100% of Wednesday's sales from the South Congress location to Aguilar's family:
