Caution: Black Friday Shopping Disasters

A look at tragic incidents on the infamous shopping day.

Is a Health Care Plan on Your Shopping List? - The Department of Health and Human Services has teamed up with Westfield Shopping Centers, the National Community Pharmacists Association and the XO Group, parent company of websites like The Knot, The Nest and The Bump, to promote Obamacare to shoppers looking for great deals on Black Friday, Small Business Sunday and Cyber Monday. Open enrollment for 2015 began on Nov. 15 and ends on Feb. 15. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Black Friday Shopping Disasters - Black Friday is a tradition that takes families away from the Turkey to wait untold hours in line for discounted holiday gifts. Total spending on Black Friday weekend in 2012 was $59.1 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. Unfortunately, instead of leaving with new merchandise, some customers have left with injuries and others have lost their life. BET.com takes a look at several Black Friday incidents in recent years.  — Natelege Whaley (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Two People Shot Outside of Florida Walmart - A fight over a parking space ended with two people getting shot on Black Friday in 2012 outside of a Walmart in Tallahassee, Florida. The victims of the shooting were taken to the hospital and were treated for non life-threatening injuries. (Photo: Rodolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman/ MCT /LANDOV)

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Two People Shot Outside of Florida Walmart - A fight over a parking space ended with two people getting shot on Black Friday in 2012 outside of a Walmart in Tallahassee, Florida. The victims of the shooting were taken to the hospital and were treated for non life-threatening injuries. (Photo: Rodolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman/ MCT /LANDOV)

Customer Pulls Out Gun at Sears in Texas - Things became violent quickly at a Sears in San Antonio, Texas, when a man reportedly argued with customers and punched one in the face to get to the front of a checkout line. Tensions rose when another man pulled out a gun. There was no shooting and the man who skipped the line fled the scene. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

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Customer Pulls Out Gun at Sears in Texas - Things became violent quickly at a Sears in San Antonio, Texas, when a man reportedly argued with customers and punched one in the face to get to the front of a checkout line. Tensions rose when another man pulled out a gun. There was no shooting and the man who skipped the line fled the scene. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Customer Injures 20 People With Pepper Spray - A woman thought she could improve her chances of scoring deals by spewing pepper spray on other customers at a Walmart in Porter Ranch, California. The incident, which occurred around 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving 2011, left 20 people injured. (Photo: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

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Customer Injures 20 People With Pepper Spray - A woman thought she could improve her chances of scoring deals by spewing pepper spray on other customers at a Walmart in Porter Ranch, California. The incident, which occurred around 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving 2011, left 20 people injured. (Photo: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

Alleged Shoplifter Dies in Georgia Walmart - An alleged shoplifter died in a Lithonia, Georgia, Walmart in 2012 after the store’s security guard and two employees subdued him. Police believe the security guard placed the man in a choke hold after catching him leaving the store carrying two DVD players. Police placed him in handcuffs not realizing he was unresponsive. The man was later pronounced dead at a hospital.  (Photo: WSBTV2)

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Alleged Shoplifter Dies in Georgia Walmart - An alleged shoplifter died in a Lithonia, Georgia, Walmart in 2012 after the store’s security guard and two employees subdued him. Police believe the security guard placed the man in a choke hold after catching him leaving the store carrying two DVD players. Police placed him in handcuffs not realizing he was unresponsive. The man was later pronounced dead at a hospital.  (Photo: WSBTV2)

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Target - Target broke the trust of more than 40 million customers who visited the store from Black Friday through Dec. 15 when it announced on Dec. 20 that credit and debit card information and possibly the social security numbers were at risk of being exposed to hackers. The security breach marked the largest of its kind in America.(Photo: REUTERS/Anthony Bolante)

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Man Collapses at West Virginia Target and Shoppers Don’t Notice - Walter Vance, 61, collapsed while he was shopping for Christmas decorations at a Target in West Virginia in 2011. Shoppers reportedly continued walking around him until a nurse, who was among the shoppers, stopped to perform CPR. Vance, who had a history of heart problems, was taken to a hospital where he died. (Photo: REUTERS/Anthony Bolante)

Worker Trampled to Death - In 2008, unruly shoppers broke down the doors of a Walmart in Valley Stream, New York, and trampled Jdimytai Damou, a 34-year-old worker. The man was taken to the hospital where he died an hour after the store opened at 5 a.m. The store was ordered to close immediately after the incident. Damour had only been on the job for a week.  (Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Worker Trampled to Death - In 2008, unruly shoppers broke down the doors of a Walmart in Valley Stream, New York, and trampled Jdimytai Damou, a 34-year-old worker. The man was taken to the hospital where he died an hour after the store opened at 5 a.m. The store was ordered to close immediately after the incident. Damour had only been on the job for a week.  (Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Woman Trampled in Tennessee - Amy Serna waited four hours outside a Toys 'R' Us in Tennessee for its midnight Black Friday opening in 2009. When a mob of people began pushing, she got pinned between a shopping cart and a cement wall, and was knocked down and trampled. Serna was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries and vowed to never shop on Black Friday again. (Photo: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

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Woman Trampled in Tennessee - Amy Serna waited four hours outside a Toys 'R' Us in Tennessee for its midnight Black Friday opening in 2009. When a mob of people began pushing, she got pinned between a shopping cart and a cement wall, and was knocked down and trampled. Serna was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries and vowed to never shop on Black Friday again. (Photo: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Two Men Killed at a Palm Desert, California, Toys 'R' Us - Black Friday ended tragically at a Palm Desert, California, Toys 'R' Us in 2008 when two men were shot dead. Authorities say two women, who were each accompanied by a man, began arguing and punching each other near a register. The men they were with both pulled out handguns and shot at each other. (Photo: ABC News 7)

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Two Men Killed at a Palm Desert, California, Toys 'R' Us - Black Friday ended tragically at a Palm Desert, California, Toys 'R' Us in 2008 when two men were shot dead. Authorities say two women, who were each accompanied by a man, began arguing and punching each other near a register. The men they were with both pulled out handguns and shot at each other. (Photo: ABC News 7)