HIRAM, Ga. — A shopper had to be taken out of a busy Sam's Club on a stretcher after a fight broke out on Thursday in Hiram.
According to police, officers were called around 5:30 p.m. to the store off Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway because of the fight. When officers arrived, with the help of Paulding County Sheriff's deputies, they found two men with injuries and a crowd gathered.
Police quickly debunked the rumors on Friday that the incident was related to an argument over water, toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other supplies sought in connection to the concerns over coronavirus. The store, along with other retailers across the metro, have been extremely crowded as families look to get food and supplies.
According to police, a man had been navigating the aisles in a motorized shopping cart when he bumped into another group's shopping cart. A female in that group slapped the man's hand - apparently accusing him of "ramming" her shopping cart while her child was inside.