Elderly man allegedly beaten to death in Virginia Walmart by parents of employee
Summary
A 77-year-old man named Bert Atienza died after being attacked inside a Walmart store in Norfolk, Virginia. The attack involved the parents and the teenage daughter of a Walmart employee, following a dispute over a shopping cart incident with Atienza's wife.Key Facts
- Bert Atienza died from blunt head trauma on June 8, one day after the attack.
- The attack happened inside a Walmart store in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 7.
- The incident started after a 17-year-old Walmart employee nearly hit Atienza’s wife with a shopping cart.
- The employee allegedly threw a can at Atienza and his wife after a confrontation.
- The employee then called her parents, Travis White and Erika Mitchell, who found the couple in the store and attacked Atienza.
- Surveillance video shows Atienza being shoved, punched, pushed into a shelf, and kicked while bystanders did not intervene.
- Travis White and Erika Mitchell were arrested and are held without bond.
- The teenage employee was also charged and is in juvenile detention; her name has not been released.
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