SPOKANE, Wash. — Fred Meyer is now open following this incident.
Updated: Sept. 21 at 5:06 p.m.
A man is in custody after assaulting an employee at the Fred Myer on Wandermere Thursday afternoon.
According to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), a former store employee was approached by management and became agitated. The man began throwing things around before grabbing a saw and started to swing it.
SCSO said one person was hit and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect was taken into custody on two counts of second-degree assault.
Fred Meyer will remain closed as law enforcement continues to investigate.
