BLACK FRIDAY: 55 year old woman is shot for her purse while shopping.

A 55-year-old woman was shot in the foot during a robbery attempt after shopping at the Walmart in Myrtle Beach for Black Friday, authorities said.

The shooting happened in front of the Osaka Japanese Steakhouse on 794 Oak Forest Lane, near the Wal-Mart off Seaboard Street, and was reported at 1:13 a.m., according to Myrtle Beach Police Department records.

Another woman, 58, with the victim told officers the victim and another person, a 25-year-old man, were at the trunk of their vehicle when she heard the victim scream, according to an incident report.

The woman told police that she heard a male suspect demand the victim's purse and then heard a gunshot.

The woman with the victim went into the vehicle and grabbed a gun out of the center console and pointed it toward a second suspect, the report shows.

Herald Online