Kroger distribution center shutdown due to worker’s murder leaves truckers waiting in line for 72 hours, per report

Truckers have reported waiting for days to access a grocery store distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee, after an act of workplace violence shuttered the facility for several days.

On December 26, Jarcoby Hopson was killed during a dispute at the Kroger Distribution Center in Memphis. Hopson’s co-worker Anderson Todd has since been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Following this incident, the Kroger warehouse was reportedly shuttered for four days for the investigation.

Local outlet FOX13 reports that some truck drivers said that they waited up to 72 hours inside their trucks at the facility, spending the weekend after the Christmas holiday in line.

Truck drivers also said that they were hauling loads of fresh food when the distribution center shutdown occurred.

Truck driver Dennis Wade told the outlet that the wait had cost him $1000. Another truck driver, Martin Acosta, said that the distribution center closure cost him about $3000 in lost loads. Acosta also said that he was worried about missing the holidays with his family.

Take a look at the video below for more on how the warehouse closure impacted truck drivers.