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Violent outbursts of Black Friday shopping madness

A 34-year-old Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death on Black Friday 2008 when crowds waiting outside the Long Island store broke down the door and surged forward. A pregnant woman who had to be hospitalized was among several injured.

A 34-year-old Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death on Black Friday 2008 when crowds waiting outside the Long Island store broke down the door and surged forward. A pregnant woman who had to be hospitalized was among several injured.  (Ed Betz / Associated Press)

Black Friday violence associated with shopping on the day after Thanksgiving adds an ugly, dangerous note to holiday shopping.

Shooting at Toys R Us

Two people were fatally shot on Black Friday 2008 during what authorities called a personal dispute at a Toys R Us in Palm Desert, Calif. The shooting caused panicked customers to dive for cover and flee the store.  (Michael Snyder / Associated Press)

Attempted robbery

A Black Friday shopper walking to his car with his purchases was shot and critically wounded in a Wal-Mart parking lot in San Leandro, Calif., during an attempted robbery in 2011.  (Jane Tyska / Associated Press)

When push comes to pepper spray

A woman waiting to buy a discounted Xbox 360 video game console at a Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch, Calif., on Black Friday 2011 pepper sprayed 20 fellow customers when she apparently became upset with people pushing in line.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)

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