Elderly man allegedly beaten to death in Virginia Walmart by parents of employee
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Bert Atienza, a 77-year-old Walmart shopper in Norfolk, Virginia, died from blunt head trauma after being attacked inside the store by the parents of a teenage employee he confronted over a shopping cart incident involving his wife.
- The incident occurred on June 7 and was captured on surveillance video, showing Atienza being shoved, punched, and kicked by Travis White and Erika Mitchell while their daughter watched.
- The confrontation began when a 17-year-old Walmart employee nearly struck Atienza's wife with a shopping cart and allegedly threw a can at the couple, prompting the teen to call her parents.
- Atienza was found unresponsive and died the next day in hospital; his death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma.
- Travis White and Erika Mitchell were arrested and are being held without bond in Norfolk jail.
