Authorities in Massachusetts are searching for a Walmart shopper who sprayed aerosol disinfectant into the eyes of an employee after discovering purchase limits for the product.
A Facebook post by the Leicester Police Department on Sunday asked the public to help identify the woman who sprayed Lysol into the eyes of a cashier, who required treatment by emergency medical workers.
According to police, the female suspect paid for her items, walked out of the store, and left in what is believed to have been an Uber ride.
Certain essential products have been in high demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 1.4 million people globally. In March, a video surfaced showing a group of shoppers brawling over toilet paper in Australia.
Police were called to the scene of a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney, Australia, after a group of women began fighting over toilet paper. One woman could be seen pulling the hair of another, and several punches were thrown. The Australian supermarket chain began rationing toilet paper as panicked customers reportedly began to buy massive amounts of toiletries in fear of COVID-19.
