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Shoplifter throws baby at security guard
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - A Memphis-area shoplifting suspect is on the run after throwing a baby at a security guard during an escape attempt.
The incident happened early Wednesday afternoon at a Wal-Mart in Raleigh, TN where police say the two-month-old baby's aunt was caught shoplifting inside the store.
While attempting to escape a security guard, the aunt swung the baby - still inside a carrier - at the guard before the baby fell to the concrete floor.
A good Samaritan tried to help the baby and was assaulted in the same manner.
The aunt ran out of the store and got away in a blue Ford Escort, leaving the baby and his mother, who was in the bathroom the whole time.
Child abuse investigators are at the hospital interviewing the baby's mother as they try to track down the aunt. Along with shoplifting, she could face assault charges as well.
Officials said neither the loss prevention officer nor the good Samaritan were seriously injured, and the baby is expected to be okay.
All requests for comment from Wal-Mart management were referred to the retailers corporate office.
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