A young Walmart worker in Virginia became so triggered over getting called out for reckless behavior that she allegedly had her parents kill someone.
As WTKR reported on Monday, officers responded to a reported assault at a Norfolk Walmart back on June 7 around 3:20 p.m. 77-year-old Bert Atienza was found motionless at the scene and passed away the following day.
Surveillance video, which was first obtained by WTKR, emerged this week showing the moments leading to Atienza’s death.
Atienza is seen in the video wearing a t-shirt and strolling through the supermarket aisle with a shopping cart. Then, two people suddenly show up.
One snatches the cart from Bert Atienza and slams him against a shelf. Another person starts hitting and kicking the helpless man as he collapses to the ground.
The two attackers then walk away while Atienza’s traumatized wife, Josephine, kneels on the floor and holds him. He does not move.
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Josephine spoke to WTKR this week and revealed several more crucial details regarding the attack that killed her husband of 42 years.
She told the outlet that she and Bert stopped at Walmart after church that Sunday to go grocery shopping. Then, a 17-year-old Walmart employee nearly hit Josephine with a cart and refused to apologize.
An angry Bert confronted the girl, saying, “You almost hit my wife with your heavy cart, and you did not even say excuse me or apologize to her.”
The employee responded by arguing with Bert and later threw a can at the couple as they walked away, which missed.
Moments later, Josephine revealed that the employee’s parents arrived at the store and assaulted Bert.
“They crowded my husband, and one of the adults hit him in the face. He fell on the floor. I was terrified. I don’t know what’s going on,” Josephine told WTKR.
She said she begged the couple to stop beating Bert, telling them he had heart problems. They ignored her and continued the assault.
Josephine then revealed her final words to Bert before he lost consciousness.
“My husband was still able to speak, he said, ‘help me, get up,’ but I told him, ‘ No, you’re bleeding. Your mouth is bleeding. Ambulance is coming,” Josephine said. “I look at him again. He has no more consciousness.”
Court records obtained by WTKR show that 42-year-old Erika Mitchell and 44-year-old Travis White have been charged with second-degree murder. Both are being held without bond.
WTKR reports the 17-year-old Walmart employee also faces charges for assault and battery, aggravated malicious wounding, and conspiracy to commit a felony.
A representative from Walmart told WTKR that the employee is no longer working for the company and that they will continue to work with law enforcement. The representative added that Walmart has no further comment regarding the matter.
