CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – The Myrtle Beach Walmart erupted into gunfire during Black Friday sales. The Myrtle Beach Walmart  had already been serving customers when a robbery ensued. By the end, no fatalities resulted, but one person was injured.

Myrtle Beach’s Walmart had opened early for Black Friday sales early; Tonia Robbins and her family had already made purchases and were heading back to the car. Suddenly, when walking pass the Osaka Japanese Steakhouse, someone attempted to rob her and her family. Gunfire from the robbery suspects erupted. Tonia was shot in the foot. Her son, Jeremy Robbins, was hit in the head.

Father Jerry Robbins tells news that the robbers shot at Jeremy, but missed, and hit his mother. Jeremy got five staples to his head and was released from a local area hospital. Tonia will undergo surgery on her foot later today.

Meantime, Anna Robbins, Tonia’s sister, is credited for saving the family’s live. Ann had gone shopping with her pistol (loaded) on her. When robbers began shooting, Anna began firing bullets into the air to scare the attackers.

“We’re very thankful she was there,” Jerry Robbins tells the Sun News. “Because Ann had her pistol with her is what probably saved their lives.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Walmart Black Friday shopper died today following their Wii purchase. The Walmart shopper had just obtained a Wii in the early morning hours in the Lake Elsinore area. The shopper ran across Interstate 15 at 3:22 am.

Investigators tell news that the shopper had just purchased a Wii inside the Walmart pre-dawn Black Friday shopping sales. For reasons still unknown, the shopper ran across Interstate 15. The shopper was fatally hit during the sprint.

The victim is identified; their name however has not yet been released to news. Family members have yet to comment about the tragedy.

The death happened near the Railroad Canyon Road exit off Interstate 15. Traffic was diverted briefly this morning. Store officials have yet to comment about the matter.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Multiple Wal-Mart Pepper Spray Black Friday attacks erupted this morning, days after Lt John Pike’s pepper spray attack at UC Davis. At least two Wal-Mart pepper spray attacks have occurred in the pre-dawn hours this morning. One attack was by a customer, one was by a security officer. The customer pepper sprayed her competition in line to insure she got the sale item she wanted.

Just this week, a nation denounced Lt John Pike’s use of pepper spray against Occupy UC Davis students during a peaceful demonstration. Lt John Pike’s use of pepper spray prompted international outrage, calls for widespread resignations across the UC system, and reports of a pending civil rights litigation by victims.

But that didn’t stop Wal-mart shoppers from using pepper spray today. Two incidents of pepper spray have erupted this holiday season at Wal-Mart.

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First, a woman was waiting in line for the new Xbox 360 outside the Northridge Wal-Mart. Roughly ten people were in line for the store, waiting for it open for Black Friday sales. But then suddenly, the woman was unhappy with how the line was proceeding and was worried she wasn’t going to get the sale item.

So she pepper sprayed her competition! She shot each and every person in line for the Xbox 360. Ten people were injured. Only one person had to be transported to a local hospital. The store had to be partially closed as the pepper spray dissipated.

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Then, a security officer at the Wal-Mart in Kinston used pepper spray today as well. The crowds were strong inside the Wal-Mart. So the off-duty officer was hired by the store to help out tonight. But he needs a pair of glasses instead.

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One witness claims that a person fell on a display by accident. The officer thought the man fell because someone punched him, not because he tripped. So the officer began pepper spraying twenty people around him including children. No one suffered apparent injuries.

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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Best Buy Black Friday 2011 sales delivered impressive online and in-store discounting at midnight today. Best Buy confirmed news predictions of deep discounting on home and portable devices with focus remaining on laptops and tablets. But compared to other retailers, Best Buy impressed consumers and news with price points as low as fifty-percent off retail value. Moreover, Best Buy is offering deals both online and in-store today.

Shopping Black Friday sales online has always been problematic. Sometimes retailers offer web-only deals while other door buster sales are in-store only. Today, Best Buy eliminated the guessing by segmenting its pricing between in-store and online-sales and web-only, while other items were confirmed as available through both sources.

Washer dryers got huge price cuts today with leading front loading devices normally a thousand dollars as cheap as five hundred forty-nine dollars today. Normally, a 9-Cycle Front-Load Washer and Dryer set could put you back more than two thousand dollars. Today Best Buy confirmed news of pricing (both online and in-store) slashed nearly fifty-percent on each item.

Amazing pricing was confirmed to shoppers and news on smaller devices for the office, including flash drives. Traditionally, flash drives carrying 16 GB are close to thirty dollars; today Best Buy has them for only twelve dollars.

More retailers today confirm pricing on 16 MP cameras. Shoppers should take their time on the cameras since there is wide difference in pricing on them today, with some retailers down to nearly fifty dollars. Best Buy has one at the price point, the FujiFilm, slashed fifty-percent today.

As is the case with Best Buy, the notion of Cyber Monday is slowly becoming less relevant. More merchants including Best Buy are offering such great pricing online for Black Friday that consumers may not need to wait until Monday for deep online discounting. For more, click HERE.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Apple Black Friday 2011 ad sales disappointed iPhone shoppers today with the device not being adding to discounting. Apple announced its Black Friday 2011 sale ads moments ago, and consistent with news predictions, the iPhone was not mentioned. Other news analysts have been critical of Apple price points for this Holiday season with discounting as little as nine percent on some items.

While the iPhone didn’t make the Apple Black Friday discounting list, the iPad and iPhone did. The iPad 2 got a meek nine percent discounting today, Apple confirmed to news. The iPod touch was slashed a mere twelve percent. But making the most news was the decision by Apple to cut price points on laptop and desktop devices at roughly a mere nine percent on one thousand dollar items.

While consumers might be disappointed by the lack of discounting by Apple of its most popular items for Black Friday 2011, the good bargains came could be found in accessory items. Apple Black Friday were slashed nearly fifty-percent today. A Philips DC390 Dual Dock Clock Radio with Remote was slashed by more than fifty percent.

Many of the best deals were web-only, as well. A Cole Haan 15″ Leather Messenger Bag for MacBook Pro got nearly a thirty-percent discount. But luckily the merchant had price points for all consumer spending levels. The Michael Kors Wallet Clutch for iPhone 4S, a stunning premium leather designer clutch wallet, was confirmed to news today as a one day sale price of only twenty-two dollars.

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