Food Lion worker stabbed in chest during attempted robbery outside store, NC cops say
A 27-year-old worker was stabbed in the chest during an attempted robbery outside a North Carolina supermarket, officials said.
The Food Lion employee was in his car before he was attacked Sunday, July 24, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department.
Officials said a stranger approached him in the parking lot and told him to give up his “property.” When he wouldn’t, the woman stabbed him with a knife, police said.
Officers said the assault happened outside of Food Lion’s store on Waughtown Street in Winston-Salem. When reached for comment on July 25, the grocery store chain referred McClatchy News to police.
At about 9:30 a.m., officers were called to the store, where they found an injured worker. The man was rushed to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
The woman accused of stabbing him later came back to the store, and police said she was arrested. She is charged with attempted robbery and “assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill,” according to officials.
An investigation continues, and police ask anyone with tips to call them at 336-773-7700, Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800 or contact officials in Spanish at 336-728-3904, according to news outlets. People can also share information online or through the Text-A-Tip Program.
This story was originally published July 25, 2022 at 8:08 AM with the headline "Food Lion worker stabbed in chest during attempted robbery outside store, NC cops say."
