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Stop & Shop waited hours to contact police about workers allegedly threatening to "kill everyone": Report

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A Stop&The Boston area grocery storewaited for more than five hours and told a colleague, "Go home, bring your gun and kill everyone." The report states. 

The incident was exacerbated after an employee "had a punch-in problem" after a lunch breakThe company reported that it occurred on June 15 in Abington, Massachusetts. Did. 

According to a police document that does not include the employee's name, a colleague said that the individual "goes home, gets a gun, comes back and kills everyone." The report added that he heard that. .. 

The station also reported that the store owner noticed the alleged threat around 11:30 am that day, but did not call the police until around 5 pm. 

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The Stop & Shop location where the employee became disgruntled, according to the WFXT report.

Stop&Amp; WFXT reports employees dissatisfied The location of the store.

When an investigator asked the store manager why the call wasn't immediately made, the store manager said, "The problem was brought to the company's headquarters." ". The store was instructed to contact the police. 

Fox News Digital has contacted us to shut down the&shop for comment. In a statement to WFXT, the company said, "Stop & Shop takes these issues very seriously and has adopted a zero tolerance policy for this type of threat." 

"This associate is no longer hired at the stop&shop. Our store team manages the situation and quickly contacts the local law enforcement agency. I acted, "added the statement. 

Stop & Shop, in a statement, said "our store team moved swiftly to manage the situation and to contact local law enforcement."

Stop&Amp; Shop in statement "Our store team managed the situation and acted swiftly to contact the local law enforcement agency," he said.

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WFXT reported that he would appear in court to decide whether he would facecriminal charges

Police reports that the worker lives with his father, who is the owner of a legitimate gun, and tells investigators that his firearm is in the hands of his son. He said he was "trapped" out of reach.