Walmart employee called her parents, who beat a 77-year-old man to death

Burt Atienza, 77, died from a head injury after being attacked at a Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia. The assault occurred after he confronted a 17-year-old employee who nearly hit his wife with a shopping cart. The employee called her parents, who beat Atienza in front of shoppers. He died from his injuries the next day. The parents were arrested and initially charged with assault, later upgraded to second-degree murder.

Burt Atienza, 77, died from a head injury after being brutally attacked at a Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia. The incident began when Atienza confronted a 17-year-old employee who nearly hit his wife with a heavy shopping cart. Instead of apologizing, the employee threw a can at the couple and then called her parents, Travis White (44) and Erica Mitchell (42). The parents arrived within minutes, located Atienza in the store, and violently assaulted him. Security camera footage shows Atienza being pushed, punched, and kicked while lying on the floor. His wife, Josephine, who witnessed the event, said her husband had heart problems. Atienza lost consciousness and died from his injuries the next day. White and Mitchell were arrested a few days later and initially charged with malicious wounding; the charges were later upgraded to second-degree murder. Their defense attorney claims the attack was spontaneous and unplanned, and that they came to defend their daughter.