KENNER -- People shopping in Kenner reacted to a Facebook post shared a half-million times, after a mother was suspicious that a man was taking video of her child.
"Scary times. You have to watch your children. You have to watch your back," said mother and grandmother Linda Ramos.
It happened last Wednesday at the Sam's Club in Kenner when a mother thought a man was recording her son.
That's when she took matters into her own hands.
What would you do if you thought someone was getting video of your child while you were out in public? And what do the police say you should do?
We asked those questions.
"My daughter said to keep an eye out, because somebody was taking pictures and videos," said Ramos, whose daughter told her of the viral Facebook post.
Shoppers in Kenner are still talking five days later, about a Facebook post shared around a half-million times from a mother who believes a stranger was getting pictures of her 19-month-old son in the food court of the Kenner Sam's Club.
Her lengthy post states in part: "I DO NOT play when it comes to my child and automatically got mad and made it clear I knew what he was doing."
"She thought maybe there was an attempt to kidnap, or an abduction from her perception, because she felt like she might have been followed," said Kenner police Lt. Brian McGregor.
After getting her child to safety, driven away by her mother-in-law, she got a picture of a second man who she said was originally waiting outside, but who talked to the man she thought was taking pictures.
She later called Kenner Police.
"We have no evidence to support a kidnapping claim or anything to that nature," said Lt. McGregor.
The men were gone by the time police were called. The officer got surveillance video and was told by shoppers in Sam's that the man may have been playing video games or talking a selfie. The mother disagreed.
Kenner Police posted information on Facebook, now shared nearly 10,000 times. The case is still open and they want the men to come forward just to talk. Police ask people not to take matters into their own hands. Call them immediately so they can talk to the suspicious people and search criminal records.
Shoppers had different ideas about what they would do.
"I probably would have to confront them. I probably would," said father of three, Craig Adams.
"I would call 911 and wait for a police officer and try to get the license plate number," said Ramos.
Kenner Police tell us the mother is now being harassed on social media. It is unconfirmed if a similar scenario happened nearby earlier.
There are fears that children in a shopping cart are an easy target when a parent is distracted putting groceries in the car.
And remember to turn off your cell phone GPS when posting pictures of your child, so people don't know where you are.