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Deadly Walmart dispute in Virginia leads to murder charges after customer dies
Cleveland.com • • nation
Key Points:
- A 77-year-old Walmart customer, Bert Atienza, died after a violent confrontation at a Norfolk, Virginia store following a dispute involving a teenage employee.
- The incident began when Atienza confronted the employee for nearly hitting his wife with a cart and escalated when two adults, Travis White and Erika Mitchell, allegedly attacked Atienza in another aisle.
- Atienza sustained blunt head trauma and died the day after the attack; his death was ruled a homicide.
- White and Mitchell were arrested and charged with second-degree murder, while their teenage daughter, a Walmart employee, faces multiple charges including assault and conspiracy.
- Defense attorneys claim the adults acted in response to a distress call from their daughter, while prosecutors have yet to provide detailed comments beyond the charges.
