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Black Friday Frenzy: 2 Run Down In Washington, Man Pulls Gun In Texas


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[size=4]one of the most ballyhooed shopping days of the year, has also proven to be hazardous, with incidents including fights between frenzied shoppers and parking-lot robberies.[/size][/font][/color][color=#333333][font=georgia,]
[size=4]Two people were run down Thanksgiving night in the parking lot of a Covington, Wash., Walmart by a man police suspected of being intoxicated.[/size][/font][/color]

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The 71-year-old driver was arrested on a vehicular assault charge after the Thanksgiving incident, spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West of the Kings County Sheriff's Office said.[/font][/color][color=#333333][font=georgia,]
The female victim, whose identity has yet to be released, was pinned beneath the driver's Mercury SUV until being rescued by the fire department. She was flown to Harborview Medical Center, where she was listed in serious condition, West said.[/font][/color][color=#333333][font=georgia,]
The male victim was also taken to Harborview Medical Center, where, West said, he was listed in good condition.[/font][/color][color=#333333][font=georgia,]
High tension was at the entrances as people lined up outside stores, waiting for the doors to open.[/font][/color]

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At a San Antonio, Texas, Sears, one man argued with customers and even punched one in order to get to the front of the line, prompting a man with a concealed carry permit to pull a gun, said Matthew Porter, public information officer of the San Antonio Police Department.[/font][/color][color=#333333][font=georgia,]
"It was a little chaotic. People were exiting the store," Porter said. "Fortunately for us, officers responded quickly and were able to ease the commotion."[/font][/color][color=#333333][font=georgia,]
The man who allegedly caused the altercation fled the scene and remains at large, Porter said. The shopper who pulled the gun will not face charges, he said, because of his concealed carry permit.[/font][/color][color=#333333][font=georgia,]
One man was treated at the scene for injuries sustained when people rushed out of the store, Porter said.[/font][/color]

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In Maryland, there has been at least one report of a parking lot robbery.[/font][/color]A 14-year-old boy told police he was robbed of his Thanksgiving night purchases by five men in the parking lot of a Bed Bath and Beyond store early this morning, the

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