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Texas 7-Eleven employees attacked on video for refusing to sell cigar to minor
By Greg Wehner
Published June 06, 2023
Mesquite, Texas, police are searching for the people who attacked two 7-Eleven employees who refused to sell a cigar to an underage girl Saturday night.
The Mesquite Police Department said the incident occurred at about 9 p.m. at the 7-Eleven on Faithon P. Lucas Boulevard.
A Mesquite, Texas, 7-Eleven clerk refused to sell tobacco to a minor, who later returned with her friends to start a fight, according to police. (Dallas Texas TV)
The clerk refused to sell tobacco products to an underage girl, who later returned with several other juveniles, police said.
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Video shows the altercation between the girl and the clerk escalate, with some of her accomplices jumping over the counter and assaulting the clerk.
The intruders were also seen throwing items at the employee as the fight ensued.
Mesquite, Texas, police are searching for the people who attacked two 7-Eleven employees who refused to sell a cigar to an underage girl Saturday night. (iStock)
Another clerk in the store witnessed the incident and tried to intervene, police said, but was assaulted by the group as well.
Both employees suffered facial injuries after being hit by some of the suspects, but they did not require medical transport to a hospital for treatment.
Other witnesses told police the possible suspect drove a silver Dodge SUV.
Police said they do not possess video of the incident but confirm that the video circulating on the internet of the fight with the clerk is in fact from this particular incident.
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The department added that nobody has been arrested.
Anyone with information about the incident or who recognizes the suspects in the video are encouraged to contact the Mesquite Police Department at 972-216-6336.
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