A senior citizen has died following a physical altercation with employees at a Tim Hortons in Fort Wayne.
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Anita Grayson, 75, visited the coffee shop shortly after 8AM on May 13 when an argument reportedly broke out over her drive-thru order.
According to reports, the confrontation escalated after a 20-year-old manager stepped in and asked Grayson to leave the restaurant.
Senior Citizen Dies After Fight at Tim Hortons
The Fort Wayne Police Department states that the shift supervisor touched Grayson during the incident, which allegedly heightened tensions further.
Authorities claim Grayson then pushed and punched the employee "hard enough to leave scratches and send her glasses flying".
The manager reportedly pushed Grayson back, sparking a physical struggle that ended with both women on the floor.
"Ms. Grayson then grabbed the shift lead by the hair and pulled her to the ground and rolled on top of her. The shift lead can be seen swatting at Grayson's arm as she is being held by her hair," a statement reads.
"Two Tim Hortons employees moved in and attempted to separate them but struggled to get the shift lead's hair out of Grayson's hand. During the struggle, Ms. Grayson pulled a chunk of hair from the shift lead's head leaving a raw area on the top of her head."
Police officers arrived at the scene shortly afterward and found Grayson unresponsive.
Family Questions Circumstances Surrounding Woman's Death
Reports state that once the altercation ended, Grayson sat down at a table and made a phone call.
Roughly 10 minutes later, she reportedly collapsed to the floor.
Paramedics responded and carried out "lifesaving measures" before transporting her to hospital, where she later died.
Authorities have not yet publicly confirmed her official cause of death.
"You should not enter a coffee shop for a coffee and a doughnut and come out unalived. That is diabolical," Grayson's daughter, Tawnda Grayson, told WPTA.
"That's the elderly lady. That's not how we treat our senior citizens. We be careful with them. We make sure that they're all right. We don't jump on them and attack them. And scare them to death."
Tawnda also revealed that her mother had congestive heart failure and wore a heart monitor just a week before the confrontation.
Police have since confirmed they do not plan to publicly release surveillance footage from the incident.
The decision comes after a partial clip circulated online showing only the physical altercation and Grayson lying on the floor afterward.
Reports also state that preliminary findings from the Allen County Coroner's Office found "no significant contributory injuries."
