Gaithersburg Starbucks staff member assaulted by two women; police arrived after escape

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (7News) — A Starbucks employee was assaulted by two women Wednesday, according to police.

The women entered the coffee chain, went behind the business counter, and physically assaulted a woman employee. The women left the store before the police arrived at the 100 block of Kentlands Boulevard in Gaithersburg, Maryland, according to the Gaithersburg Police Department.

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Police responded to the Starbucks at 4:37 p.m, police said.