A man cut a Walmart employee’s hand with an X-Acto knife when the associate tried to stop him from stealing $2,000 worth of merchandise from the store, Douglasville police said.

The incident occurred Sunday at the retailier’s Concourse Parkway location, according to a post on the Douglasville Police Department’s Facebook page.

The man, accompanied by a woman, left the scene in a newer model Kia Sorento with a temporary license plate and have not been found. Police released surveillance footage of them in the hopes someone can identify them.

If you recognize them, police ask that you call Detective Jetmore at 678-293-1725 or jetmorem@douglasvillega.gov.

The status of the Walmart employee is unknown.

In other news:

Police said several kids were at the home at the time of the shooting, which appeared to be accidental.

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