Victoria Arter was outraged when she heard the announcement over the Wal-Mart loudspeaker.
"Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers," she said a male voice announced. "All blacks need to leave the store."
"We waited and waited. Some people just left their carts in disgust and said they couldn't believe it," Arter told Philly.com, a CNN affiliate.
It was busy shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday at the Turnersville, New Jersey, Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Arter, a 29-year-old assistant bank manager who is black, didn't know what was going on, but she was not happy. Neither were other customers, who began dialing their cell phones and demanding answers from managers. Some were just quiet, still in shock at what they'd heard.
A few moments later, a store manager got on the public address system and began apologizing and contacted the local police.
This week, authorities have said they're investigating the episode as "a suspected bias intimidation crime."
CNN
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