Man uses bear spray on customers (unprovoked) in Orange County California store

[Demovictory9]

Man uses bear spray on 3 people at Westminster grocery store, leading to evacuation

By Andrea Klick | [e-mail]
PUBLISHED: June 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM PDT
Police are searching for a man accused of spraying three people with bear spray at a Westminster grocery store Sunday morning, June 1.

Officers responded around 11:30 a.m. to a grocery store at Westminster Boulevard and Goldenwest Street after a man believed to be in his early 20s sprayed the bear spray,
causing the store to evacuate 50 customers and employees after the spray got into the air conditioning vents and spread throughout the store, according to the Westminster Police Department.

Three people were directly hit by the spray, including one who was pushing a cart with a 3-year-old. The child came within inches of the spray, police said.
Orange County Fire Authority officials treated the victims, including several police officers who were exposed while evacuating others, at the scene.

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Officers searched the area but couldn’t find the suspect. The can of bear spray was left at the scene.


https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/01/man-uses-bear-spray-on-3-people-at-westminster-grocery-store-leading-to-evacuation/

[Tetrachloride]

1. was the bear orange ?

[question everything]

2. Too many angry people following the example of an aggressive "leader"

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. Hopefully the cops can get prints off of the can and video of the perp,

find him and prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law.

[Demovictory9]

4. They got video

[k_buddy762]

6. agreed

bear spray is actually illegal to use against humans in many areas, because it is WAY hotter than OC and pepper spray

[dalton99a]

5. This happened at Albertsons in Westminster

[Demovictory9]

7. Yes