Two Illinois Men Suspects In Walmart Coronavirus Scare; Sprayed Produce With Lysol

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2 unknown suspects sprayed Lysol on Walmart products
One wore a sign that said "Caution I have Coronavirus"
Total damages reached to about $10,000

Illinois authorities are looking for two suspects who entered a Walmart with a coronavirus caution sign and sprayed almost $7,000 worth of produce with Lysol.

Joliet police responded to a call at a Walmart off Route 59 just after 4 P.M. on Tuesday reporting two men seen on a surveillance footage spraying a then mystery substance on produce, clothing and health and beauty products.

The fluid was later identified as Lysol and the one who sprayed it wore a yellow medical mask and a handmade sign on his back that said “Caution I have the Coronavirus”, Fox News reported.

According to Walmart employees, an estimated $7,300 worth of produce were lost and clean-up cost almost $2,400, which procured a total of $10,000 worth of damages.

The suspects were believed to be in their 20s and were last seen leaving in a white 2003 GMC Yukon registered in Oswego.

Police asked anyone with information to contact them at (815) 704-3020.