Jdimytai Damour

Jdimytai Damour was a 34-year old Wal-Mart employee. Damour was opening the doors of the Wal-Mart on November 29, 2008, and was crushed to death in a stampede as several hundred people entered the store.New York Daily News: Worker Dies at Long Island Wal-Mart After Being Trampled (November 28, 2008) Although Black Friday violence has reportedly become increasingly common in recent years, Damour is believed to be the first person to die in a Black Friday event.CBS: The Blackest Of Black Fridays (November 30, 2008)

Damour's family has filed a lawsuit against the Wal-Mart store and the mall where it is located. They also filed notice that would sue Nassau County and its police department.Yahoo! News: Victim's Kin File Suit in Wal-Mart Stampede Death (December 3, 2008)

New York police were investigating the death to determine if charges would be filed against the people who ran over Damour. They are reviewing surveillance tapes and may press charges. Additionally. Damour's body is also undergoing an autopsy to confirm the cause of death. According to Damour's sister, Danielle, doctors first told her that he had died of a heart attack.New York Daily News: Slain Long Island man's family awaiting autopsy results (November 30, 2008)

"He was bum-rushed by 200 people... They took the doors off the hinges. He was trampled and killed in front of me. They took me down too...I literally had to fight people off my back."—Jimmy Overby, Wal-Mart workerNew York Daily News: Worker Dies at Long Island Wal-Mart After Being Trampled (November 28, 2008)

• Yahoo! News: Victim's Kin File Suit in Wal-Mart Stampede Death (December 3, 2008)

• New York Daily News: Slain Long Island man's family awaiting autopsy results (November 30, 2008)

• CBS: The Blackest Of Black Fridays (November 30, 2008)

• Treehugger: Buy Nothing Day: Remember Jdimytai Damour (November 30, 2008)

• NY Times: Wal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death (November 28, 2008)

• New York Daily News: Slain Long Island man's family awaiting autopsy results (November 30, 2008)

• CBS News: Man Dies After Wal-Mart Stampede (November 28, 2008)