( CNN ) -- A Florida man picked the wrong day to tickle Elmo . The man who police say assaulted another man dressed in an Elmo suit left the altercation with two broken fingers and was detained for a mental health evaluation , police said . The dust-up between the suspect and the man dressed as the beloved Sesame Street character occurred Saturday afternoon in a guitar store in the city of Winter Park . The suspect came into the store and began assaulting customers , including the man in the red furry suit , police said . `` The man who was wearing the Elmo costume was already in the store when the suspect entered the store and was physically aggressive towards customers and staff , '' Winter Park police said in a statement . `` The suspect in this case suffered broken fingers and was taken to the hospital where he would receive treatment for his injuries and undergo a mental evaluation . The man dressed as Elmo was the victim in this incident and was not injured . '' CNN affiliate WFTV said the man had been hired to perform as Elmo at a children 's event and the attacker began throwing punches at the costumed man . The scuffle sent the guitar store into chaos , according to store employees who called 911 . `` He has physically hit customers ; he knocked over a display , '' an employee said on 911 tapes that police released . `` The place is in complete disarray right now . '' CNN 's Shawn Nottingham contributed to this report .
Police say a suspect attacked another man who was dressed in an Elmo suit . The incident occurred in a Florida guitar store . Elmo is a character on the kids ' television show `` Sesame Street ''