Black Friday kills Wal-Mart employee

A crowd of bargain seekers killed a worker at a Wal-Mart store in suburban New York when people literally broke down the door to get at "door buster" specials inside the store. The New York Daily News reported that witnesses said shoppers continued to stream past emergency crews as they worked furiously to save the 34-year-old worker's life, before the Valley Stream, N.Y., store was closed. A statement by Nassau County Police said the incident occurred shortly after the store's 5 a.m. opening time, when shoppers physically broke down the doors, knocking [the worker] to the ground.