(November 29, 2008)--Criminal charges could be filed in the death of a Wal-Mart Worker who was trampled by a crowed of early-morning shoppers Friday, police in Long Island, N.Y. said.
Investigators are reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an effort to see which shoppers knocked the man down as they burst through the doors in a pre-dawn buying frenzy.
A Nassau County police spokesman admits that identifying individual shoppers may be difficult.
An estimated 2,000 people had gathered outside the store before it opened at 5 a.m.
Witnesses and police say other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the injured man, even as customers stepped over him as he lay on the ground.
At least four other people, including a pregnant woman, were taken to hospitals for observation or treatment of minor injuries.
The 34-year-old worker was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 6 a.m.
The exact cause of death has not been determined.
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