A Ypsilanti party store has temporarily closed after a viral video showed employees physically attacking a female customer, prompting a police investigation and sparking community outrage.
Watch Randy Wimbley’s video report:
Ypsilanti party store temporarily closes after viral video shows employees attacking customer
The incident occurred Sunday night at the Beer Cooler Party Store, where surveillance footage captured two male employees punching, slapping, and dragging a woman to the ground during what appears to have been a dispute over an unpaid item.
WEB EXTRA: Surveillance video shows Ypsilanti attack
Surveillance video shows Ypsilanti attack
“What we seen was two persons, two males, regardless of demographic, culture, or ethnicity, violently attacking a sister of ours,” said Bryan Foley of Supreme Felons Inc., a non-profit organization that works to reduce recidivism in Washtenaw County.
The video shows the woman fighting back before the employees drag her to the ground. At one point, an employee picks up what appears to be a piece of wood and prepares to strike the woman in the face before noticing someone recording and stopping…