Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday madness: Grandfather body-slammed by cops, two shot and woman pepper-sprays rival shoppers on day of chaos

UK Daily Mail
  • Woman uses pepper spray on other shoppers at Wal-Mart in Los Angeles
  • Twenty people were injured by 'competitive shopping' attack, say authorities
  • Elsewhere woman, 55, is shot by robbers outside South Carolina Wal-Mart
  • Another shopper wounded in California robbery as fights break out in U.S.
  • Off-duty cop uses pepper spray to quell Wal-Mart scuffle in North Carolina
  • Electronics stands were torn down and DVDs were trampled on by shoppers
  • Estimated 152 million people expected to shop over Black Friday weekend
  • Gunfire erupted at North Carolina mall at 2am near food court entrance
  • Robot removes suspicious device from fridge at Arizona Wal-Mart store
Black Friday today descended into a violent frenzy in the U.S. as shoppers were tasered, pepper-sprayed and led away in handcuffs as bargain hunters battled for the best deals on offer.

A grandfather was knocked unconscious to the floor in Arizona, a California shopper used pepper-spray on fellow bargain hunters and gunfire erupted at a North Carolina mall last night.

An off-duty cop used pepper-spray in North Carolina, an Alabama shopper was tasered, a South Carolina woman was robbed and a California shopper was shot in a separate robbery.

An explosive device was found in Arizona, a man was charged in a New York brawl, a Hollister shop was burgled in New York City and girls punched each other at a Pennsylvania Victoria’s Secret.

This year’s Black Friday is on course to become the biggest on record with a staggering 152 million people predicted to shop over the weekend - up 10 per cent on last year, according to estimates...

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066011/Black-Friday-sales-2011-Grandfather-body-slammed-woman-pepper-sprays-rival-shoppers.html#ixzz1emZEmnsN

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