Longview, WA -- Police in Washington state say a shoplifter with a hatchet sliced off most of a store security guard's ear.
Longview police said two security officers were trying to apprehend a man, who was suspected of taking CDs, bike chains and other small items
Police said when one of the security guards tried to stop the suspected shoplifter. The man pulled out a small hatchet and hit him, severing his ear. The event took place in front of horrified shoppers.
The suspect got away by jumping in a waiting car
The guard was taken to a Portland hospital for emergency plastic surgery in an attempt to reattach the ear.
The man apparently brought the hatchet to the store with him.
Associated Press / KOIN-TV
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