Provincial police in Norfolk County are investigating an alleged assault at a grocery store just outside of Tillsonburg, Ont., Monday that police say resulted from a verbal altercation over wearing facial masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officers responded to the scene at the Zehrs along Simcoe Street, just outside of the Tillsonburg limits, for a report of an assault around 8:15 a.m., police said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Police say two people shopping in the store had become involved in an argument over the failure to wear a mask while shopping.
The verbal confrontation allegedly turned physical, police say, with one suspect leaving the store in an unknown direction. Few other details