A store clerk who tried to stop a man from stealing a third time in one day was set on fire during the confrontation.
Surveillance video captured the moment a man poured lighter fluid on the worker and set him on fire.
The attack left Suraj, who declined to share his last name for safety reasons, with second and third-degree burns on his face, neck, chest and shoulder.
He has been hospitalized since Sept. 22.
Which is why when I was in retail we instructed employees to mention when we saw people stealing but to not directly intervene.