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Marina Dunbar

Elderly man allegedly beaten to death in Virginia Walmart by parents of employee

The Walmart sign on a building
The confrontation reportedly began after an argument over a shopping cart. Photograph: Charles-McClintock Wilson/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

A 77-year-old Walmart shopper died after he was allegedly attacked inside a Virginia store by the parents of a teenage employee he had confronted over a shopping cart incident involving his wife, according to US media reports.

Bert Atienza died from blunt head trauma on 8 June, one day after the attack at the Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia, WTKR reported on Monday. The shocking incident was captured on surveillance video.

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