[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - Shoppers at a North Carolina shopping mall were sent scrambling after gunfire broke out
- Argument between two groups saw three hurt and three shot including 10-year-old hit by ricocheting bullet
- In Washington State, one person was struck and injured at the Tacoma Mall food court on Friday evening
- Hundreds of shoppers sheltered in place or hid inside stores, which immediately went into lockdown
- Those are the mall reported hearing up to 14 shots being fired - No one is in custody
- The shooting apparently began with a dispute between two groups of people, according to Tacoma police
- At a Walmart, a loss prevention officer fired at an armed suspect who attempted to steal merchandise
- The store employee fired at the suspect in the parking lot of the store in Kennewick, Washington
- Retailers had been bracing for Black Friday crowds, as return to normalcy continues but many stores across the US opened to short or no lines, and crowds were calm
- Early figures show overall spending is up 12 per cent year on year, and in-store sales have soared by 40%
- Fallout from pandemic could see prices hiked by as much as 17 per cent though but predictions suggest sales will be up by 20 per cent on last year
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