- Chong Hu Lu, owner of Max Trading, told NBC Washington's Aimee Cho that he was attacked by a customer on Tuesday.
- He said the customer punched him after he said it was store policy not to take jewelry out of cases.
- The man seen on surveillance footage punching Lu has not been caught.
An Asian-American store owner in Washington, DC, says he was punched in the face by a customer on Tuesday, requiring him to get 14 stitches.
Chong Hu Lu, owner of Max Trading, told NBC Washington's Aimee Cho that a customer punched him after getting angry over a store's policy of not taking jewelry out of their cases.
Lu told Cho that the man yelled "F--- you Chinese people, I hate you" before attacking him.
Video footage of the incident shows Lu speaking with a man before the man punched him several times, knocking him to the ground.
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The man fled and has not been arrested.
Police told NBC Washington that officers are investigating the attack.
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