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Lithonia Walmart

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Report: Wife Says Lithonia Walmart Shoplifting Suspect Was Good Person, Had Drug Problem

The wife of the man who died after an altercation with store employees and a security officer at a Lithonia Walmart spoke with wsbtv about the incident, which is still under investigation.

The wife of an alleged shoplifting suspect at the Walmart on Fairington Road, who died after a reported fight with store employees and a security officer in the parking lot early Sunday, told wsbtv that her husband was a "good person" who had a drug problem. See story: Man Dead Aftter Altercation at Lithonia Walmart Fatimah Calloway told the television station that the problem could explain why Vidal Calloway, 40, allegedly shoplifted two DVD players from the store on Nov. 25. Store employees caught the suspect in the parking lot and a fight occurred while the employees tried to detain the man for police, according to the police report, WSB said. The man was found unresponsive when police handcuffed him and bleeding from his nose and mouth…

Ferryn

8:54 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Am I missing something, or hasn't the cause of death been released? It doesnt make sense that a man healthy enough to shoplift & evade security didn't just die on his own. Pretty sure those employees caused his death,and if so, why is no one being arrested for manslaughter? Those employees should be sitting in jail, not sitting at home collecting a paycheck.   more ›

Monday, November 26, 2012

Walmart: Incident at Lithonia Store 'Truly a Sad Situation'

The company says it is working with law enforcement to get all the facts about the incident in which a shoplifting suspect died after a reported altercation involving store employees and a third-party security officer.

Following the death of shoplifting suspect at the Walmart on Fairington Road in Lithonia early Sunday, Nov. 25—after a reported fight in the store's parking lot involving employees and a third-party security officer—company spokeswoman Dianna Gee provided this statement to Patch: “This is truly a sad situation. We don’t know all of the facts right now. We’re in the process of working with law enforcement to determine all of the facts and cooperating and providing any information we have to assist in the investigation. “The two associates involved in the incident are currently suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. The third party security officer involved will no longer be providing services to us. “Our associates are…

Larry

1:25 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013

If you can't do time, don't do the crime!   more ›

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