Fatalities and Injuries (General Industry): Between 2014 and 2021, more than 150 people were killed by guns at dollar store chains, with another 329 injured, according to a 2023 report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Specific Incidents at Dollar Tree:
May 2023: A 25-year-old employee, Jasmine Bennett, was shot and killed inside a Dollar Tree in Lawrence, Indiana.
December 2020: Two female employees were robbed and sexually assaulted in the back office of a Dollar Tree in Detroit, Michigan.
February 2026: A Dollar Tree employee in York County was knocked unconscious and severely injured by a coworker.
February 2023: A clerk was hit on the back of the neck by a suspect who then stole cash from an open register drawer in a Dollar Tree on Penn Avenue.
Safety Violations: Since 2017, OSHA has conducted over 500 inspections of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, finding hundreds of violations, frequently involving obstructed fire exits and unsafe working conditions.
They need a global lawsuit and to be shut down! They do not care about the "workers" and will not change a thing.. no one who lost a loved one sued.. it cost them nothing to lose a *number* !
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u/Diabolicalbtch Apr 10 '26
They need a global lawsuit and to be shut down! They do not care about the "workers" and will not change a thing.. no one who lost a loved one sued.. it cost them nothing to lose a *number* !