Long Beach Family 99C Plus customer slashes employee across face with scissors, officials say

Long Beach police are investigating a slashing Monday morning outside a discount store following a dispute between a store employee and a customer, officials said.

Police responded to Family 99C Plus on East Park Avenue, just east of Long Beach Boulevard, officials said. 

The customer, a 44-year-old woman whose name was not released, alllegedly slashed the employee across the face using scissors, city officials said.

Police took the customer into custody but did not immediately provide her name or any charges she may face.

The victim was hospitalized in stable condition, officials said.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

By John Asbury

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John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.