Shoppers pepper-sprayed at Kinston Walmart
Police officers used pepper spray and arrested a man at Walmart store in Kinston when a fight broke out among customers late Thursday.
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Shopper Angel Bunting said the incident began when a man waiting in line for discounted cellphones fell into a display
But authorities said customers became restless and a fight broke out among them as employees were setting up the electronics display.
Gordon Jackson, 58, a former Kinston police officer, was arrested. Police said he didn't follow instructions.
Jackson said there wasn't a fight and that people were jockeying for position in line. He said a police officer over-reacted by using pepper spray.
"He was raining it over the whole crowd, so it will rain down on their heads," Jackson told WNCT-TV. "Some of it got my granddaughter in her face and eyes, and she had to go the emergency room because she's asthmatic."
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