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Wednesday, Aug 17, 2005 11:25am
Photos, video from iBook sa...
Photos and video footage have surfaced from the mad rush for Henrico County School’s $50 iBook sale, which left several people with injuries. Yesterday, we reported many customers were left with scrapes and bruises. An estimated 5500 people were on hand when the gates were opened, according to NBC12 News. What followed has been described as a "mob scene" by those present. Starletta Wilson pointed to her child’s broken stroller, “Yeah, they pushed me, look at my child's stroller... they actually pushed me and stampeded over me." Dustin Coppinger, who attended the sale, said he saw an older man run over by anxious buyers, "An old man in a walker was trampled to the ground.  Trampled to the ground... walked all over," he said.