Customer violently shoves employee over mask policy in Dallas-area business, police say
A customer upset that he was required to wear a mask in a business violently shoved an employee down and then fled, Cedar Hill police said.
Cedar Hill police have asked for help to identify the suspect.
The incident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. on June 6 at My Eyelab, an optician’s office at 400 N. Texas 67 in Cedar Hill, which is about 15 miles southwest of Dallas.
At My Eyelab, a policy requires patrons to wear a mask because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Dallas County as of Sunday, total coronavirus deaths rose to 284 and total infections to 14,232, according to Dallas County health officials.
A man without a mask walked into the business and he was asked to wait outside, where an employee would assist him, Cedar Hill police.
The man refused and used offensive language at employees, police said.
When an employee demanded he leave, the man shoved the employee, who suffered injuries.
Witnesses told Cedar Hill police the suspect drove off in a red sports car.
The incident was captured on a store surveillance camera.
Cedar Hill police released the video on Friday in hope that someone would recognize the suspect and contact police.
As of Monday, authorities had not located the man.
Anyone with information should call Cedar Hill police at 972-291-5183 Ex. 2169.
