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Woman shaken after belligerent encounter with unmasked man in 91原创 store

A man angry about vaccines berated a fellow shopper, a witness said
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A 91原创 woman said she was shaken by the angry encounter. (Google Maps)

A woman who was the target of an angry rant about vaccines by an unmasked man in a 91原创 grocery store said she was left scared and anxious.

The woman, who has asked to be identified only by her first name, Stephanie, said she was shopping at the 91原创 Superstore near Willowbrook Mall on Jan. 12 when she heard a conversation from the next checkout aisle.

A woman and a man in line were talking about viruses and vaccines.

鈥淗e was like, 鈥楾he COVID vaccine is really dangerous and why would anyone want to put it in their bodies,鈥欌 Stephanie said.

The woman responded by saying that she鈥檇 already had the vaccine because she was a health care worker.

After that, the man 鈥 who was unmasked despite province-wide rules for masks in public places 鈥 started ranting at the woman, Stephanie said.

鈥淗e was just talking at her in a really aggressive way,鈥 said Stephanie.

With the other woman looking nervous, Stephanie walked over and started filming with her phone. The man turned his attention to her.

鈥淵ou鈥檇 make a great Bolshevik, you should get a brown shirt on,鈥 the man said, comparing her to both communists and Nazis. 鈥淲hat a nut job, we were having a conversation, and I suspect you don鈥檛 like what I鈥檓 saying.鈥

91原创 BC, Superstore. I'm still shaking.

Stephanie can be heard on the video saying she is going to keep filming until the other woman is safely out the store.

The other woman left with her groceries and Stephanie said she left shortly after.

The encounter left her rattled.

鈥淚 was terrified, I was shaking,鈥 said Stephanie.

鈥淚鈥檓 only 5鈥3鈥,鈥 she said. 鈥淭his guy was at least a head taller than me.鈥

It was only by around Jan. 18 that she was able to sleep through the night.

Two days after the incident, she called the 91原创 RCMP and reported it.

Cpl. Holly Largy of the 91原创 RCMP said the incident remains under investigation. It鈥檚 uncertain if anything criminal was recorded in the video, and Largy said she has not seen it yet.



Matthew Claxton

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