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Police search for man accused of sucker-punching a customer at Walmart

Man sucker punches customer at Walmart, police say.

Police are searching for a person of interest in an assault at a Covington Walmart where a man said he was sucker-punched.

The shopper said the person of interest approached him in a aisle and asked his if he was “looking for something with sugar” before striking him from behind, according to the Covington police incident report obtained by The AJC.com.

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The person of interest allegedly struck the shopper a few more times before leaving the store along with another man, the report said.

Covington police released a picture of the man on their Facebook page, along with a photo of someone described as the person of interest’s friend. The person of interest wore a white shirt, and the “friend” had on a red shirt.

Assault at Walmart

On July 13, 2018 the pictured person of interest was involved in an assault located at the Covington Wal-Mart between the hours of 11:15pm – 12:00am. The person of interest in the white shirt was seen leaving with a “friend” that is wearing a red shirt, in a blue Chrysler 300. Anyone with any information on the identity of either subject, please contact Det. Joyner 770-385-2196.

Posted by Covington (Ga.) Police Department on Thursday, July 19, 2018

The two were seen leaving in a blue Chrysler 300 about midnight July 13, police said.

Anyone with information about the men is asked to contact Covington police at 770-385-2196.