I May 16th 2019, around 4:15 PM, I was assaulted on the front step of the 7-11 @ 303 N Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80223. I was leaving a business meeting at a nearby plumbing supply showroom & stopped to grab a quick sandwich because I'd skipped lunch that day.
There were 2 homeless men hanging around, one on the north side of the door & one on the south side of the door, flanking the entrance. One man was what I would describe as "camping" on the south side of t with his belongings in a shopping cart, bedding & such.
As I was leaving the store, both were flanking the front door & I was pepper sprayed! I couldn't breathe, my eyes were burning in pain, my vision was blurred, & I started gagging. Truly I was frightened to the core, not knowing what I'd actually just breathed in. It was absolutely miserable. The burn just kept spreading! I was HOPING that's all it was, was pepper spray, & not some sort of chemical, so fear & panic kicked in. I drove up to one of the pumps to ask another woman who I'd seen in the store if she got it too. She said that yes she did, but not as bad as me. My eyes were beet red & involuntarily pouring tears. I was gagging, snot running out of my nose & could not breathe. The other woman thought I'd better call the police.
One of the 2 men was gone by now. Maybe 2 minutes after the incident. I went back into the store & told the clerk what had happened & asked her if she would call the police for me. She flat out told me that if I want the police involved, to call them myself. I was shaken & still could not see clearly yet. She said that there was nothing she could do to make the men leave, that it was public property. Well this is NOT the case. It is private property & she certainly should have called the police for me. She refused to help me when I'd been assaulted on the store's property. She allowed the man who was still there to stay, rather than to call the police to remove them from the property, thus putting more customers at risk.
No 7-11's EVER AGAIN for me. Watch out for your safety & well being at this one. Next time it could be a gun & the employees will tell you to call the police yourself! read more