Black Friday Death Count

12 DEATHS, 117 INJURIES

I can’t think of anything more stupid than dying to save a buck. Can you?

		Deaths	Injuries
2018	Man, 27, shot to death in parking lot in South Keys Ottawa	1	–
2018	Man wounded in shooting inside N.J. mall at the end of Black Friday	–	1
2018	Two people stabbed at Macy’s in Destiny USA	–	2
2018	Glance at attractive woman sparked Memphis mall shooting	–	1
2018	One dead and 2 wounded— including 12-year-old girl— in Alabama mall shooting	1	2
2017	Black Friday altercation in Kmart leaves man with a shattered hip	–	1
2017	Black Friday Missouri mall shooting leaves teen seriously injured	–	1
2017	One male shot, one male stabbed at Willowbrook Mall on Black Friday	–	2
2017	Brawls close Alabama shopping center, one treated for injuries	–	1
2016	San Antonio man helped a woman being beaten in a Walmart parking lot, shot dead	1	2
2016	Shirtless man uses belt as a whip outside Vancouver Black Friday sale	–	1
2016	Woman hurt during stampede in South African mall	–	1
2016	One injured, one charged, after shots fired outside Wolfchase Galleria in Tennessee	–	1
2016	Policeman stabbed in the neck confronting ‘HMV shoplifter’ in Leeds	–	1
2016	Shopper opens fire, killing one, over Walmart parking spot in Reno, NV	1	–
2016	Black Friday kicks off with deadly shooting at New Jersey mall	1	1
2014	Thanksgiving shopper hit by car at Wyomissing Walmart	–	1
2014	Black Friday brawl at Kohl’s in Tustin ends with 3 arrests	–	2
2014	UK Black Friday Madness: woman with broken wrist; head injury from fallen TV during ‘scuffle’	–	2
2013	Shopper Pepper Sprayed, Arrested in Argument Over TV at New Jersey Walmart	–	1
2013	Thanksgiving Day bargain shoppers send 11 year-old to hospital	–	2
2013	Teen returning home from Black Friday shopping fell asleep at wheel, killed in wreck	1	4
2013	Man Stabbed During Black Friday Event at Carlsbad Mall	–	1
2013	Newport, Arkansas Walmart employee injured during Black Friday sales	–	1
2013	Scenes of chaos during chain store’s Black Friday sales in Northern Ireland	–	1
2013	Several injured in Black Friday-related shooting outside Kohl’s in Illinois	–	2
2013	Black Friday: Virginia Man Stabbed In Walmart Parking Lot Over Space	–	1
2013	Rialto Walmart brawl sends one police officer to hospital	–	1
2013	Shopper carrying TV home from Target shot in Las Vegas	–	1
2012	Black Friday Shoppers Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver In Walmart Parking Lot	–	2
2012	Father charged in crash that killed daughters after Black Friday shopping	2	5
2012	Two People Shot at Tallahassee Walmart Over Parking Space	–	2
2012	Black Friday Shoppers Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver In Walmart Parking Lot	–	2
2011	Girl trampled in Black Friday Wal-Mart rush	–	1
2011	Black Friday Worker Rescued From Canal After Losing Control Of Car Due To Exhaustion	–	1
2011	Black Friday: Target Shoppers Step Over Walter Vance As He Collapses, Dies	1	–
2011	Fights break out at Rome Walmart during Black Friday shopping	–	2
2011	Woman Wounded in South Carolina Black Friday Robbery Attempt	–	1
2011	Off-duty police pepper spray North Carolina shoppers	–	20
2011	Shooting outside California Walmart, 1 wounded	–	1
2011	Los Angeles area Black Friday pepper-spray attack at Walmart injures 20	–	20
2010	Transwoman assaulted at Kohl’s Department Store in Jackson, TN	–	1
2010	Former Marine stabbed in Best Buy store by violent customer	–	1
2009	Clarksville Woman Trampled During Black Friday Shopping	–	1
2008	Southern California Toys ‘R’ Us Shooting Leaves Two Dead	2	2
2008	Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede	1	4
2006	10 Injured in Southern California Black Friday Mall Stampede	–	10
2006	Salt Lake Tribune, The : Red-hot on Black Friday‎	–	1

Honorable Mentions (not included in count)	Deaths	Injuries
2018	Man shopping on Black Friday at Walmart has apparent heart attack and dies, coroner says	1	–
2014	Texas pair arrested for Black Friday employee murder	1	–
2014	Murder-suicide at Chicago Nordstrom leaves two dead	2	–
2014	Man stabs co-worker at Costco	–	1
2010	Employee suicide at Zanesville Jo-Ann closes store for Black Friday	1	–