Shopper Jay Lopez intervened offered to buy all the girl's candy for $80

She even threatened to call the cops on the girl who started

Witnesses say older woman was yelling at and 'harassing' the youngster

Girl was selling candy outside a California Target when she was approached by a grey haired shopper

A good Samaritan bought $80 worth of candy after he noticed a young girl being 'harassed' for selling the treats outside his local Target.

The girl, who has not been identified, was sitting outside the store in Rowland Heights, California, selling packs of candy for a dollar each when an elderly woman approached her and began interrogating her, witnesses say.

'She comes up to the little kid like, 'Where is your license? Have you asked permission to be here?'' shopper Andy Lizarraga told CBS.

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A good Samaritan has bought $80 worth of candy after he noticed a young girl being 'harassed' for selling the treats outside his local Target

Lizarraga said the girl had tried to explain that she was just 'trying to make some money'.

But the older woman was yelling and 'harassing' the youngster who broke down in floods tears during the exchange.

The elderly shopper even threatened to call the police before good Samaritan Jay Lopez intervened.

'When I walked up, she was crying hysterically,' he said.

Lopez stepped in and offered to buy the entire box of candy - which cost $80 - to put an end to the confrontation once and for all.

The girl, who has not been identified, was sitting outside the store in Rowland Heights, California, selling packs of candy for a dollar each when an elderly woman approached her and began interrogating her

The elderly shopper even threatened to call the police before good Samaritan Jay Lopez intervened

Andy Lizarraga (left) said that she had seen the elderly woman 'harassing' the girl before Lopez (right) offered to buy all her candy

'I'm buying it all!' he said during the incident, which was captured on film by Lizarraga and has been viewed more than 6million times since she posted it to Facebook.

'I'm gonna come out right now and get your cash,' said Lopez, who told the older woman she should 'be ashamed' of herself.

He proceeded to hand out many of the sweets to shoppers and passersby.

Lopez believes that, if the seller, who was black, had been a white girl selling Girl Scout cookies then the elderly shopper would have had little to say.