Man Pepper Sprayed, Cut Teen During Fight At Walmart: Police

MANASSAS, VA — Police are looking for a man who cut and pepper sprayed a teenager during a fight at the Manassas Walmart on Liberia Avenue on Wednesday night.

The victim, an 18-year-old man, suffered a cut to his arm. His injuries were not life-threatening, the Prince William County Police Department said.

Investigators are still looking for the suspect. He is described as a Hispanic man between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 9 inches tall. He weighs about 165 pounds and has brown curly hair. The man was last seen wearing a dark t-shirt and jeans.

The fight broke out around 11 p.m. on Wednesday night, authorities said. An unknown man approached a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old man in the store. The teen and the man who approached them started to argue and fight, the police report said.

The 18-year-old tried to intervene, but the other man cut him and pepper sprayed him, police said. The three men separated, and the victim received treatment at an area hospital.

Anyone with more information can contact the police department's tip line at 703-792-7000. Tips can also be submitted online.