A 77-year-old Walmart shopper died after he was allegedly attacked by the parents of a teenage store employee following an argument over a shopping cart in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Bert Atienza died of blunt head trauma on June 8, a day after he was attacked inside a Walmart store, according to WTKR. His death was ruled a homicide.
Atienza was shopping with his wife Josephine after attending church when a 17-year-old Walmart employee allegedly rushed down an aisle with a cart and nearly hit her.
Josephine told WTKR that her husband confronted the teenager, saying she had almost hit his wife and had not apologised.
The couple then continued shopping after a brief argument with the employee. Josephine alleged that the teenager threw a can towards them before leaving the area and calling her parents.
Elderly shopper attacked inside Walmart
Minutes later, Travis White, 44, and Erika Mitchell, 42, allegedly tracked down the couple inside the store and attacked Atienza, according to surveillance footage obtained by WTKR.
The footage shows Atienza being shoved, grabbed and punched before he was pushed into a shelf and fell to the floor. One of the suspects allegedly kicked him while he was down.
