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News Black Friday
Posted by Dan Savage on Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 1:41 PM
A shooting inside a Toys "R" Us on the busiest shopping day of the year killed two people, authorities said. The violence erupted on Black Friday, the traditional post-Thanksgiving start of the holiday shopping surge...."Some people got into a fight," said Splain, who spoke with some of the customers. "One of the guys here thought it was over a toy, but it got louder and louder and then there were gunshots."
Sarah Pacia of Cathedral City told The Desert Sun newspaper she was in the store with her two boys, ages 4 and 6, looking at coloring books when she heard a commotion in the next aisle. She thought it was people rushing to get a sale item. Then she heard three or four shots.
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"two men with handguns shot and killed each other."
A shooting with a happy ending. How refreshing!
A shooting with a happy ending. How refreshing!
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Gang fights at Southcenter, tramplings at Wal*Mart, deadly tug o' war at Toyz 'N da Hood...
Retailers have found the ultimate way to get customers back in the stores -- the potential of violence and the occasional kill!
Nothing excites the principle audience of pre-teen girls like the smell of super andreneline creating a GTA like atmosphere for shoppers.
Clever developers will eventually "stage" kills in the atrium with animatronics.
Shopping and Death are the new Sex and Death.
Retailers have found the ultimate way to get customers back in the stores -- the potential of violence and the occasional kill!
Nothing excites the principle audience of pre-teen girls like the smell of super andreneline creating a GTA like atmosphere for shoppers.
Clever developers will eventually "stage" kills in the atrium with animatronics.
Shopping and Death are the new Sex and Death.
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Sure, they look harmless but see what happens when you put armour piercing bullets in those toy guns!
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What was the Christmas movie about the dads fighting over the toy...maybe with Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Shooting each other over a toy. Where is the love?
Shooting each other over a toy. Where is the love?
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The cops are looking for a gunman at Northgate right now. A man was robbed at gunpoint at a Metro stop and rge gunman was seen running into Toys R Us.
Why is Toys R Us popular with gunmen?
The Palm Desert shooting was started by their girlfriends arguing over the last copy of a video game, when one of their boyfriends shot the other guy in the back, who fatally shot the other guy before he died. I wonder what game it was. Animal Crossing?
Why is Toys R Us popular with gunmen?
The Palm Desert shooting was started by their girlfriends arguing over the last copy of a video game, when one of their boyfriends shot the other guy in the back, who fatally shot the other guy before he died. I wonder what game it was. Animal Crossing?
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"The Palm Desert shooting was started by their girlfriends arguing over the last copy of a video game, when one of their boyfriends shot the other guy in the back, who fatally shot the other guy before he died. I wonder what game it was. Animal Crossing" thanx mexico
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