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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Bert Atienza and teen worker reportedly exchanged words before parents showed up and allegedly attacked shopper </p><p>A 77-year-old <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/wal-mart" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Walmart</a> shopper died after he was allegedly attacked inside a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/virginia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Virginia</a> store by the parents of a teenage employee he had confronted over a shopping cart incident involving his wife, according to US media reports.</p><p>Bert Atienza died from blunt head trauma on 8 June, one day after the attack at the Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia, <a href="https://www.wtkr.com/investigations/wife-speaks-exclusively-to-wtkr-about-fight-with-walmart-employee-in-norfolk-that-led-to-husbands-death" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">WTKR</a> reported on Monday. The shocking incident was captured on <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/17028250/walmart-shopper-beaten-death-store-cart-dispute-virginia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">surveillance video</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/elderly-man-beaten-to-death-virginia-walmart" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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