A Brooklyn discount store employee was injured while attempting to stop a shoplifting incident on Sunday, resulting in a stabbing.
The 30-year-old victim, who has not been named, was on duty at a Family Dollar located on Flatlands Avenue in East New York at approximately 11:48 a.m. when she was attacked by the suspect, according to police and sources.
She was transported to Brookdale Hospital via ambulance and is currently reported to be in stable condition.
The store temporarily closed on Sunday afternoon, with a handwritten notice affixed to the window indicating it would reopen on Monday morning.
“Due to an earlier incident, we will be closed for the remainder of today,” the notice stated. “We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.”
Authorities reported no arrests have been made in connection with the violent encounter, and an investigation is ongoing.
This incident occurs just days after a 64-year-old employee at a Columbus Circle market died after a confrontation with a would-be shoplifter over a six-pack of Heineken. Read more here.
Last month, two deli employees in Brooklyn were involved in a fatal altercation when they confronted a local nuisance with a history of offenses, reportedly striking him with a baton. Learn more about that incident.
Earlier in July, a clerk at a CVS in Times Square fatally stabbed a man who had attacked him while attempting to steal items from the store, authorities reported. Read the full story.
