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New information in the case of the Walmart security guard critically injured in an apparent instance of rage over COVID-19 shopping restrictions shows there may be more behind the incident than first reported, according tothe La Tribune newspaper.

An online fundraiser that raised more than $160,000 for the victim’s family has also been suspended, with organizers saying they now want to wait until “more light is shed on the matter.”

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Over the weekend, Sherbrooke police said 35-year-old security guard Phillipe Jean was injured after he refused a man and his partner entry to a local Walmart store due to physical distancing regulations.

Police said a dispute in the parking lot then ended with Jean being struck by a car, dragged for several metres and thrown from its roof.

Nacime Kouddar, 25, was formally charged in the incident Monday. He faces charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault and failure to stop after an accident.