In Los Angeles, people have their very unique way for Black Friday shopping at Walmart Store. It was just after 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving when the woman pepper-sprayed more than a dozen shoppers at the Walmart in Porter Ranch, in the northern San Fernando Valley.The Holiday shopping turn chaotic Thursday night. Police and fire fighter were called to Los Angeles Walmart were one shopper apparently had enough of the crowd. Witnesses says that customer were waiting in line for XBox’s when people started to pushing. That moment a women took out her pepper spray and took aim to the crowd.
Shopping should have been a very fun activities. People go shopping to released their stress. Especially for women, shopping is like a must do activity. Going shopping to Black Friday sale at Walmart is one of the fun thing. You can rush your self competing with other shopper to get what you want and feel happy when you finally got it, it become one of your wild experience.
Carmen Johnson who was right behind the women with pepper spray said ” It was crazy, we were trying to get games, XBox 360, when the crowd just was rushing in, and the shopper who was right in front of me turned around and just started spraying everybody.”
This women had two kids with her and she keep telling other shopper that she had a pepper spray. At least 20 people are treated for minor injuries. And now the woman became a symbol for the greediness of the so-called Black Friday sales rush, considered one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Police initially described the 140-pound, unidentified Hispanic woman as a “competitive shopper” who may have bought the Microsoft XBox before fleeing the store. They said the suspect faced a minimum of battery charges for each injured person.
On Saturday, the suspect in the Walmart pepper spraying turned herself in at the Northridge police station but was later released. But the police investigation continues, with more witnesses and victims to be interviewed. A formal announcement about potential criminal charges is expected as soon as Wednesday.
While Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., did not immediately return a request for comment about an alleged lack of security during Black Friday sales at its Porter Ranch Walmart store.
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