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Unruly crowd closes S. California Walmart

Quick ReadStore closes for several hours after shoppers fight over bargain merchandise.

Police say a Walmart store in Southern California closed its doors for several hours before dawn Friday after some Black Friday shoppers began fighting over bargain merchandise.

Lt. Jim Etchason says officers in Upland, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, were called to the store at about 2:44 a.m. and helped herd customers into the parking lot.

The store began allowing groups of customers...

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