Man, Teen Charged in Shopping-Related Fight
From Times Wire Reports
A 41-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were charged with attacking two Wal-Mart shoppers following an altercation on Christmas Eve.
The incident began when a group of women cut in line in front of shoppers Matthew Baures, 22, and Genevieve Gomez, 28, sparking an argument, Forest Park Police Chief Jim Ryan said.
A group of men, including the teen, then confronted Baures and Gomez in the parking lot of the store, authorities said. Baures was punched and kicked, and Gomez was struck when she tried to intervene.
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