<P> An apparent argument over a parking spot at a Reno Wal - Mart resulted in one of the drivers pulling a weapon who shot and killed a 33 - year - old man . That incident technically occurred before Black Friday on the evening of Thanksgiving . </P> <P> A shooting at the Wolfchase Galleria Mall in Memphis, Tennessee, left one man injured . Derrick Blackburn, 19, was later arrested for unlawful possession of a weapon . </P> <P> A 61 year old pharmacist, Walter Vance collapsed and was left for dead by shoppers while being trampled and passed by a stampede, with the exception of an off - duty paramedic and a nurse (giving CPR to Vance) in a Target store in South Charleston, West Virginia during Black Friday 2011, but died soon after . </P> <P> The day after Thanksgiving as the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season may be linked together with the idea of Santa Claus parades . Parades celebrating Thanksgiving often include an appearance by Santa at the end of the parade, with the idea that' Santa has arrived' or' Santa is just around the corner' because Christmas is always the next major holiday following Thanksgiving . </P>

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