Black Friday Death Count reveals how many shoppers have died during manic annual sales rush with shootings and stampedes
A BIZARRE website called the Black Friday Death Count keeps track of how many shoppers have been killed during the manic annual sales as holiday bargain hunting turned to horror in some parts of the country.
According to the ominous death count, so far this year no fatalities have been recorded in the US but at least six people have been injured.
The website claims that at least 14 people have died and 124 have been left injured in Black Friday-related incidents since 2006.
Records have been compiled since 2008 and include some of the most serious incidents to have ever occurred on the holiday.
The most recent listed by BlackFridayDeathCount.com is Friday's shooting at Southpoint Mall in Durham, North Carolina that saw three people shot, including a 10-year-old boy.
Three people were also injured during a subsequent evacuation of the mall as panic-stricken shoppers scrambled towards the exits to safety.
Holiday shopping turns to horror in parts of the US:
- 10-year-old boy among three shot in North Carolina mall gunfight that saw three hurt in stampeded
- Thief shot after brandishing gun at Walmart security guard in Washington
- Black Friday Death Count tracker recounts holiday's worst shopping-related tragedies
- FedEx tracking outage causes choas for thousands of shoppers
Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews off-duty cops who were inside the mall at the time heard shots ring out at around 3 pm and responded.
Responding officers found three people had been shot in an incident between two groups of people who know each other, Andrews said.
The 10-year-old victim was hurt as the result of a ricochet and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, she said.
Most of those involved with the shooting fled after the incident but one person was detained, one weapon was recovered, and police are interviewing witnesses, Andrews added.
Read our Black Friday live blog for the very latest news and updates...
A video from the scene showed terrified shoppers running outside of a Nordstrom store. Three people were hurt in the stampede, though the extent of their injuries is unclear.
Another shooting, which wasn't included as part of the count for 2021, happened outside of a Walmart store in Kennewick, Washington, at around 12.30pm local time.
The gunfire erupted after a man allegedly attempted to steal merchandise but was confronted by a security guard in the parking lot.
Tragically, Jdimytai Damour, 34, was trampled on in the crush while shoppers steamed over him.
Some workers saw that Jdimytai was injured on the floor. Medics tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead just hours later at a hospital in Valley Stream.
Family members said Jdimytai was an "easygoing and helpful" man who loved poetry.
Sarah Pacia told The Desert Sun newspaper she was looking for coloring books with her two kids when she heard noise from one of the aisles.
She thought eager shoppers were scrambling over a sale before she suddenly heard gunshots.
Alejandro Moreno, 39, started chasing and shooting Juan Meza, 28, witnesses said.
Sarah recalled that she heard three to four gunshots before store assistants ushered her out of the toy shop.
'I DON'T WANT TO DIE'
The mom says her four-year-old son grabbed her leg and told her that he didn’t want to die.
An alleged pepper spray attack happened at a Wal-Mart in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Porter Ranch in 2011.
Customers on aisles shouted with one another and the plastic wrapping that enclosed games consoles was ripped off.
Her lawyer Michael Champ told CBS affiliate KCBS at the time that Macias said she fired the spray after shoppers allegedly attacked her two teen kids.
Champ claimed her son was being punched by a man and her daughter was being punched and kicked.
Black Friday 2011 was marred by pepper spray attacks as off-duty cops working as security at a Walmart in Kinston, North Carolina used the substance to keep shoppers at bay.
Bill Johnson, the Kinston director of public safety, said the atmosphere “intensified” when employees brought out pallets of electronic goods.
The off-duty officers hired as security guards discharged the spray in a bid to restore order.
SHOPPING MAYHEM
The Covid-19 pandemic kept Black Friday crowds thin last year but tragedy still occurred.
Shoppers ran for safety as a gunman shot and killed two teens at the Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento last November.
Shots were fired near one of the mall’s entrances. A 19-year-old man was found dead at the shopping center while a 17-year-old teen was found critically injured at the scene. He died of his injuries hours later.
Customers and workers were evacuated through the corridors and stairways of the mall as they fled for safety.
READ MORE SUN STORIES
Police spokesman Karl Chan said the shooting appeared to be a targeted and isolated attack.
The tragedy came at a time when gun assaults and homicides surged in Sacramento and Los Angeles.
We pay for your stories!
Do you have a story for The US Sun team?
Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552.
Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at