FLINT TWP, MI -- Police are looking for two persons of interest in connection with an assault at the Macy’s store in Flint Township.
An 18-year-old Mt. Morris man and 22-year-old Flint Township man are being sought by Flint Township police after an assault complaint was made around 5:45 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the store located in the Genesee Valley Center, 3341 S. Linden Road.
It was learned by officers that a store employee had been assaulted by a man who fled the scene with a second man after the incident, police said.
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Store video surveillance confirmed the assault on the store’s employee, police said.
The incident was recorded by the second man and widely shared on social media.
Macy’s released a statement that called the assault unprovoked.
“We are deeply saddened about the incident that took place on Monday (June 15) at Macy’s Genesee Valley as the safety of Macy’s customers and colleagues is our top priority,” Andrea Schwartz, Macy’s senior director of media relations, said in an email. “Violence in the workplace of any kind is unacceptable. All the materials from the evening have been reviewed and it is clear that the attack was unprovoked. We are working closely with local authorities on this investigation, and will defer any further comments about the case to them per policy.”
Macy’s says attack on employee in Flint Township store was unprovoked
The man who originally posted the video, who used the name FT Quay, has posted comments online that the assault on the man was triggered by the man having used a racial slur.
FT Quay reiterated to the New York Post over the weekend that a slur was used and the incident took place in the spur of the moment.
Police have asked anyone who has seen the video on social media and knows the identity and whereabouts of the persons of interest to contact Flint Township Police Detective Doug Hart at 810-600-3250, or report a tip anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL (5245), on the P3 Tips app, or online at crimestoppersoffint.com.