This N.B. store owner was hit in head with liquor bottle trying to stop runaway thief – New Brunswick [Video]

A grocery store owner in Irishtown, N.B., is recovering after he was assaulted while trying to stop a theft.

Luo-Ping Zhao, the owner of Irishtown Grocery, says he’s touched by how the rural community has rallied around him in response.

He says theft is becoming an increasingly common issue and has resorted to posting photos on his door of people he alleges stole from him in order to deter thefts.

“It happens every few days, it keeps happening,” he said.

On Tuesday, Zhao says he saw a man leave the store with seven bottles of liquor, so he chased after him without thinking.

The man ended up hitting Zhao in the head with one of the liquor bottles.

He posted security footage on social media and the community reacted with outrage.

“After that, lots of people on Facebook and my customers, they come to see me just to care about me. So I’m feeling …