Earnest Hart was at a family cookout in Washington, D.C. when the joyous occasion became tragic due to a disagreement about food. According to reports, Hart, 17, and Antonio Shaw , 25, got into an argument over a piece of chicken .
The argument soon became violent and Shaw stabbed Hart in the neck. The teen fell to the ground as blood dripped from his neck. Hart was rushed to emergency room, but he eventually died at the hospital.
Shaw, who was a friend of Hart’s family, has been arrested and charged with second degree murder.