Add The New York Post on Google The grieving daughter of a 75-year-old woman who suffered a fatal heart attack after getting into a tussle with an Indiana Tim Hortons manager wildly claimed cops are tying to cover up her mom’s death.
Tawnda Grayson told the Daily Mail that she believes Fort Wayne police used AI to edit surveillance footage of the May 13 altercation at the popular coffee shop that involved her mom, Anita Grayson.
Grayson bizarrely accused cops of trying to “to make it look like my mother hit first,” and that she “was at fault,” for the fracas at a Tim Hortons in Fort Wayne.
Video published by the outlet shows Anita berating staff before she charged at an employee, scratching her face, knocking off her glasses and attempting to pull out a chunk of her hair.
Anita Grayson, who passed away after a fight in a Tim Hortons. Facebook After the commotion, Anita collapsed and had a fatal heart attack.
“They’re trying to cover it up,” said Tawnda, claiming that they are “trying to put the blame on my mom.”
“They didn’t say nothing, because they know,” Tawnda claims.
After pressure from the public, Fort Wayne police released the footage, hoping it would “alleviate the uneasiness that many felt after seeing the video.”
According to police, a 20-year-old shift manager intervened and told Anita to leave when she began lobbing insults, as reported in 21Alive.
Then, an older employee tried to block Anita from reaching the young woman, but she “forcefully” shoved the employee backward and struck her in the face.
The worker then lunged at Anita, swinging her arms and shoving her to the ground.
Anita later laid down on the floor. By the time cops arrived, she died.
“You should not enter a coffee shop for a coffee and a doughnut and come out unalived,” Tawnda told 21Alive.
A 20-year-old employee and Anita Grayson brawl in a Fort Wayne, indiana, Tim Hortons. Fort Wayne Police Department The Allen County Coroner’s Office has not made an official ruling on Anita’s cause of death, however, there are currently “no significant contributory injuries.”
A spokesperson for the Fort Wayne Police Department asked the public to “allow the review process to proceed based on the full body of evidence, not incomplete video clips or inaccurate narratives.”
In a statement to the Daily Mail, a spokesperson for Tim Hortons said that “We were deeply saddened to learn about this incident and our heartfelt condolences go out to the loved ones of Anita Grayson.”
“The health and safety of our guests and team members is our highest priority and the local franchisee has been cooperating fully with the local police.”
