Key Takeaways
- Shilo Sanders cut short a food-review visit to Hook Fish & Chicken in West Palm Beach after a stranger confronted him about dad Deion Sanders and accused their family of neglecting the local community.
- Sanders tried to defuse the exchange, but left after the man made a threatening remark and reportedly reached toward his vehicle; the footage does not confirm that he had a gun.
- “I’m not gonna stick around and find out,” Sanders said afterward, explaining that he wanted to avoid harm or legal trouble while his friend collected their food.
Shilo Sanders went to a West Palm Beach chicken restaurant to film a food review. Instead, he found himself backing away from an angry stranger who recognized him as Deion Sanders' son, confronted him about his family, and made a threatening remark that sent the former Colorado football player scrambling for his car.
The confrontation unfolded at Hook Fish & Chicken near Tamarind Avenue, where Sanders and a friend were ordering wings when an unidentified customer began directing comments at them.
"I'm from the hood though," the man announced, initially leaving Sanders unsure whether he was being addressed.
When Sanders explained that he didn't work at the restaurant, the stranger responded, "I know who you are."
The exchange quickly became about Sanders' famous father.
The customer then accused the Sanders family of failing to support the local community. He continued confronting Shilo as the encounter moved from the restaurant into the parking lot.
"I hope y'all make it though. Y'all don't do sh*t for us though," the man told him.
Sanders, who was filming the visit for his YouTube channel, attempted to defuse the situation by explaining that he was "trying to show love."
But the stranger wasn't finished.
As the confrontation continued outside, captions accompanying the footage claimed that the man reached into his vehicle, raising concerns that he might retrieve a weapon.
"This b*tch could flood any minute," the man warned.
Although the footage doesn't conclusively show he had a firearm, Sanders wasn't interested in testing the threat.
He backed away, got into his vehicle, and drove off, leaving his friend to collect their food.
"We just had a dude that was waiting in line… he was talking about Deion Sanders and stuff. He was being weird," Sanders explained afterward. "I don't understand what he got against Deion Sanders, but he tripping."
Sanders' explanation for leaving the restaurant suggested he had no interest in another confrontation that could end up in court.
"I'm not gonna stick around and find out," he said. "Cause I don't want to have to do nothing and I have to fill out the paperwork or somebody trying to harm me. I had to get up out of there."
In an October vlog with brother Shedeur Sanders, he toured luxury Fort Lauderdale apartments renting for nearly $10,000 a month before suggesting he might build his own house instead.
