Jasmine Ware, 16, said she was just trying to get a bite to eat with her friends Monday night, but she ended up in the hospital after being attacked by a woman wielding a hammer.
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Ware said her day started with a shopping trip and ended at the McDonald's located near North State Street and West Chicago Avenue. She and her friends decided to have dinner there around 9 p.m.
Ware said that's when 36-year-old Hannah Walker started fighting with them about their place in line.
"She just got loud, yelling, bumping us, doing all types of stuff," Ware said.
Ware said Walker started yelling incoherently and when things escalated, she saw the woman reach inside her purse.
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"She pulled out her hammer," Ware said. "Like a handy-man hammer."
The teen said she stumbled forward a bit and Walker swung the hammer at her head, striking her just inches above her right eye. Ware said she can't remember the moments after.
"I just blanked out a little bit and then I went to the hospital," Ware said.
Video of the incident shared on Twitter shows a security guard attempting to break up a verbal argument before the fight turned physical. After Ware was attacked with the hammer, the video shows the security guard fending off other patrons who were trying to attack Walker.
She spent the night in Comer Children's Hospital, where she received several stitches.
Her grandmother, Sharon Brown, brought her back home early Tuesday morning.
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"She said blood was everywhere. I said, 'Oh man...' I was just thinking the worst. Thinking the worst. Hit in the head with a hammer - that can be pretty serious," Brown said.
Police said when officers arrived at the scene around 9:15 p.m., Walker had made her way behind the counter and was still holding the hammer.
Officers recovered the weapon and Walker was taken into custody.
Walker, of the 4200-block of West North Avenue, was charged with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm, police said.