A 68-year-old man is currently in a coma after being forcibly restrained and severely beaten at a Family Dollar store on Old Oxford Rd in Durham on Thursday, reportedly while attempting to steal a can of air freshener.
Footage shows an employee, identified as Camille, who is said to be the manager of the Old Oxford Rd location, hitting the elderly man across his back with an air freshener can.
68-year-old man put in coma after he was badly beaten inside Family Dollar store
Ayana Edwards, the daughter of the victim, 68-year-old Reginald Allen, told The North Carolina Beat that she received a call from her mother on Thursday evening, informing her that something had happened to her father and that they needed to go to the hospital.
“They said that my dad had been beaten,” Edwards said. “We didn’t really get any details … they just told us he at Duke regional unresponsive.”
Upon arrival at the hospital, they learned that he had been assaulted at the Family Dollar and is now in a coma due to his injuries.
“He is in a coma and has bleeding on his brain,” said Edwards. “He’s in the ICU.”
Video shows brief altercation inside Family Dollar store before 68-year-old man beaten
A video circulating on social media, lasting three minutes and 3 seconds, shows Allen on the ground attempting to get up while a man holds his legs. Camille is seen striking Allen with a can of air freshener as he tries to fend off the man holding his legs.
Instead of allowing Allen to leave, the man continued to restrain him while Camille directed another man to assist. The two men dragged Allen across the floor as he attempted to crawl toward the exit. Another woman entered the store and slapped Allen after a bystander claimed he had thrown something at her mother.
As the two men continued to hold Allen against his will, Camille was seen clearing obstacles from their path. Allen was on the floor trying to defend himself, while another Family Dollar employee approached to help Camille clear things out of the way, to continue their assault on Allen.
Camille was also observed trying to stomp a small metal rack out of Allen’s hands. Although the video does not capture the actual beating, the woman who slapped Allen was heard saying, “you in the wrong motherfucking store n***, with the wrong motherfuckers in it today.”
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Edwards mentioned that the police have not provided any information regarding the air freshener incident, and they only learned about Allen‘s attempt to take one from the social media video.
“I want justice for my dad,” Edwards said.
The North Carolina Beat is actively working to identify all employees and the two men involved in the incident.
WE AFRICANS ARE SUPERIOR AND EDUCATED!
SEND THEM ALL TO JAIL!
This is just sad 😭, I couldn’t even finish looking at the video, all of them should be charged,all of them for one man they all should pay for what they did to this helpless man, slapping, stomping and beating him with an aerosol can continuously, please get justice for this poor man 🙏🙏🙏
That s why black peoples have no education that s sad for them shit …I pray for this man ……..black people are insane periodt
I feel everyone including people that were watching n not helping him should be charged n thrown in prison. Family Dollar should be sued by his family n I mean sued for millions.
They’ll all regret what they did when they’re charged with kidnapping and murder.
I had a hard time watching that video. All of that harm to that older man over a can of air freshener!
I hope EVERYONE that held on to and put their hands on that man to harm him are brought up on charges ! All involved seemed to be on a power trip or something.
I pray that Mr. Allen recovers and that he and his family retain a lawyer and sue!!
The company as well as each individual that put their hands on him or harmed him in any way!!
This is insane! The manager or supervisor for that shift was very unlearned and most defiantly need to be charged as well as the ones that was assaulting the elderly guy. You just never no what state of mind a person is in. So after al that did you get a bonus, award or your own store…. no dummies..just some time hopefully.
People need to contact Corporate with their outrage. I know this woman is not still employed there, or is she?
All of this for the white man’s air freshener! Ridiculous….these n*g*aS are dumb as shit. And the stupid b*tch that slapped him need her azz kicked
Unfortunately the elderly man died from his injuries. I am wondering what the outcome will be and who will be held accountable.
This video is absolutely disgusting and so sad.I can’t believe that these people assaulted this old man like that over a can of air freshener. Y’all definitely made a terrible decision and will have to pay for his injuries,and a jail sentence I can’t believe the manager was totally involved,she hit this man in the head with that air freshener and then someone stomped on his hand. To his family,I’m so sorry this happened. Praying for your Dad.
They all need to be fired! Charged with assault the piece of work that hit him needs to be charged! What the world is happening over a can of house spray? Wake up!!
The sick descendants/children of America’s slaves have lost their damned minds!!! Beating up an elderly black man over an air freshener that belongs to yo boss! You are no different than them that took out George Floyd. You watch black men and women being shot down daily in the hood and won’t lift a finger to help police solve murders for black families to get justice for these murders. But you gang up on an elderly black man over a one dollar retail item. This sickness of self hate is frightening. The brainwashing is REAL! Where is true black leadership? This is insanity to the highest order.
To his family, I pray your dad recovers from this. Either way as a healthcare provider it will be a long recovery. Get you an attorney because the store is liable for their employees actions. It happened on their property. Even if he was stealing it wasn’t their responsibility to subdue him or cause any bodily harm. They should have let him out and called the police. They played super cop and now they ALL will be in jail for being ignorant to the law. This was preventable. Sorry you have to go through this prayers to you. Showing off just got every single one of them at this point an aggravated assault charge. They better pray he recover because their lives are pretty much over.
This is the worst thing I have ever seen I hope they go to prison for attempted murder now if that man died it should be first degree murder nothing less
First off anyone that’s employee just lost they job secondly all of y’all that helped him need go jail because he ain’t did nothing to you for the employee to allow all of them to abuse him right with her need jail super jail time cause now he’s in a coma that’s murder
Why?????
Straight ridiculous
They all should go to jail all they had to do is let him go y’all beat this man for a dollar and the woman that hit him she should go to jail the longest and they should be made to pay any bills
I would’ve made SOMETHING in that damn store a weapon to help him. I may have gotten my a*s beat but I definitely would’ve tried to help him. I pray he’s ok! That is f’ing crazy to do anyone like that ESPECIALLY an elderly person! I hope he makes a full recovery.
Absolutely the most disgusting video ALSO THE SADDEST I’ve seen in 4ever!! Major criminal charges should be taken on EVERY ONE that put their hands on him!!! Especially the female customer who slapped him should be found & charged… I pray for JUSTICE!!!
This is sad and wrong on so many levels!WOW!!!!!
Arrest all of them because that’s unlawful and ridiculous behavior!
They all will go to jail over a $1 can of beer. They are not the Police. Now watch dollar store turn their backs while they beating an elderly person
God knows, I’d be down to that store ready to hand out all kinds of smoke. The man did not deserve that. Smh this world is such an evil place.
That whole entire part!!! Street justice for allum if it was my pops!!
Especially the lady that hit him in the head with her fist 👊🏾
This is ridiculous. It’s just a can of air freshener now you may lose your freedom behind a company that’s going to get rid of you anyway dummy
This was not necessary. Over air freshener. What in the world is going on with people?
Everybody who hit that elder man should go down that make no sense who raising these children
Yes they some clowns for that but watch have fast family dollar let ya a*s go and not offer u a lawyer dummies
Charges should be filed on all involved!!!
They all should be charged that lady that slapped him should be charged that so sad all the people that put their hands on him should go to jail