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Police Seek Wal-Mart Stampede Shoppers
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by Jordan Yerman | November 29, 2008 at 09:12 am
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Police are reviewing the store security tapes in search of the individuals who trampled Wal-Mart employee Jdimytai Damour to death yesterday in a stampede that made headlines around the world.
Identifying those involved will be difficult, however.
Criminal charges were possible, but identifying individual shoppers in Friday's video may prove difficult, said Detective Lt. Michael Fleming, a Nassau County police spokesman.
Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers stepped over him and became irate when officials said the store was closing because of the death, police and witnesses said.
"This crowd was out of control," Fleming said. He described the scene as "utter chaos," and said the store didn't have enough security.
Dozens of store employees trying to fight their way out to help Damour were also getting trampled by the crowd, Fleming said. Shoppers stepped over the man on the ground and streamed into the store.
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at 17:39 on November 29th, 2008
I cannot imagine how they are going to pick out individuals responsible - watching some of the footage, it was just madness at that store. However, I am glad they are trying.
at 20:37 on November 29th, 2008
This is what I was wondering about ...
Items on sale at the Valley Stream Wal-Mart included a Samsung 50-inch Plasma HDTV for $798, a Bissel Compact Upright Vacuum for $28, a Samsung 10.2 megapixel digital camera for $69 and DVDs such as "The Incredible Hulk" for $9.