Man Hurls Luggage At Employee In Queens Grocery Store: NYPD

CORONA, QUEENS -- Police are searching for a man who tossed a suitcase at a grocery store employee's head after the two got into a heated argument over a sales transaction.

The man began arguing with the 38-year-old employee on May 17 at around 12:30 p.m. over a purchase he made at the Hing Hing Grocery Shop on Corona Avenue in Queens, police said.

In the middle of the argument, the man picked up a piece of luggage that was for sale in the store and hurled it at the employee's head, cops said.

He fled the scene, leaving the woman with a giant bruise where the suitcase hit, police said. She did not go to the hospital.

The NYPD released surveillance footage of the man, who police described as around 65 years old and wearing an orange construction vest.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

(Lead photo via NYPD)