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Shoppers in a California mall got more than they bargained for on Black Friday when a gunman opened fire, injuring 3 people -- including a teenager.

Dramatic footage of the shooting's aftermath surfaced online, showing people running for their lives from the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in San Jose. The shooting occurred one day after Thanksgiving, when the stores are packed with Black Friday bargain hunters.

San Jose PD said cops responded to the mall after receiving a call of shots fired late Friday afternoon. Terrifying dispatch audio describes multiple people calling 911, and you can hear a responder say there are reports of "a trail of blood" from Macys.

Melania Trump has gone Hollywood ... The First Lady said Friday she's launched her own production company, Muse Films, which will soon release her first movie project -- a documentary titled "Melania."

President Trump's better half made the stunning announcement on X, while also posting a short trailer that introduced the world to Muse Films. Interestingly, Muse was also her code name used by the Secret Service in her husband's first term as commander-in-chief.

Director Brett Ratner will helm the documentary, which will give audiences an exclusive look behind the scenes at Melania's life in the weeks before the 2025 presidential inauguration.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz didn’t waste a second clapping back after Donald Trump hurled an ugly slur his way -- firing off a simple, deadly one-liner that landed hard.

In an X post Friday, Walz fired back with, "Release the MRI results" -- a shot aimed at Trump, who’d just hopped on Truth Social late Thanksgiving night to unload a marathon immigration rant ... taking swipes at Minnesota’s Somali community and tossing the nasty r-slur at Walz.

Walz hit back by poking at Trump’s own health mystery -- that hush-hush MRI he reportedly got during an October stop at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

National Guard members bravely fired back during the Washington, D.C. attack in the moments before the suspect's capture ... newly released video shows.

The witness video, obtained by the Wall Street Journal, appears to show suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal with a revolver in his hand, and you can hear gunfire from a National Guard member as they return fire. You can also see a U.S. soldier on the ground.

As we've reported, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and specialist Sarah Beckstrom were both shot during the Wednesday afternoon attack ... and 20-year-old Beckstrom died Thursday from her injuries. Sgt. Wolfe remains in critical condition.

These new images of the intense firefight -- just 3 blocks from the White House -- were captured by a witness as they were driving past the chaotic scene. The suspect was also shot and severely injured when he was taken down and captured shortly after this video was recorded.

Officials have just revealed more information about the shooting that left 2 National Guard members in critical condition in D.C. ... confirming the identity of the suspect and detailing what happened just blocks away from the White House.

The FBI, U.S. Attorney's office, and the National Guard just updated the public about the tragic Washington, D.C. incident ... officially confirming the shooter as a 29-year-old Afghan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal.

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said the 2 National Guard members -- 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom -- were ambushed by Lakanwal, who was armed with a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver ... adding after the shooting, their fellow guardsmen quickly swooped in to subdue the suspect. She says she believes Wolfe and Beckstrom were sworn in about 24 hours before the shooting.

The suspected gunman who allegedly shot two National Guard members has been identified as a man from Afghanistan ... and there's video of his arrest.

Footage going viral on social media appears to show the alleged gunman being taken into custody on a D.C. street ... and it looks like the two National Guard members who were shot are on the ground nearby.

There are multiple reports citing unnamed sources that the suspected shooter is 29-year-old Afghan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal.

The mother of Anna Kepner -- the 18-year-old who was murdered on a Carnival Cruise ship -- is questioning the sleeping arrangements her daughter was placed in leading up to her tragic death.

Heather Wright told Fox News she's been villainized in the situation, but it's Anna's dad, Christopher Kepner, who could be partly to blame.

Anna was reportedly sharing a cabin with two other teenagers -- one of whom is her stepbrother, who's now suspected in her death. Anna's grandmother told ABC News the teenagers chose the arrangement themselves ... but Anna's biological mom seems to think an adult should have vetoed it.

Turkeys shouldn't need a pardon since they're not criminals ... but, maybe one day the president will pardon them all -- so hopes a prominent animal activist.

Ellie Laks -- founder of The Gentle Barn, a foundation that promotes the humane treatment of animals -- joined us on "TMZ Live" to discuss turkeys ... including the annual tradition of the Commander in Chief letting two turkeys live as millions of others become the main course on Thanksgiving.

Laks -- known in some circles as a "Turkey Whisperer" of sorts -- says it breaks her heart that so many turkeys are killed each year ... rolling her eyes at the gimmick where POTUS issues the pardon.

Two National Guard troops were shot in Washington, D.C. Wednesday afternoon, and at least one suspect was taken into custody. There are conflicting reports on whether the two victims were later pronounced dead.

National Guard soldiers were on "high visibility patrol" when an unidentified male suspect approached and shot the two victims, CNN reports, citing the D.C. Metro Police Dept. Other guardsmen overpowered the suspect and took him into custody. The suspect had no I.D., and was not cooperating with police.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey tweeted at 3:42 PM ET ... "It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, DC have passed away from their injuries." Twenty minutes later, the governor sent a new tweet: "We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members and will provide additional updates once we receive more complete information."

Milwaukee rapper Chicken P is already in the slammer serving 6 years on drug-related charges ... and just may be in there longer after being indicted on multiple counts of rape, attempted rape, gross sexual imposition, abduction, and public indecency.

According to federal court docs filed on November 6, the rapper -- born Rahkeib Smith -- is alleged to have sexually assaulted a Jane Doe between March 11 and March 12, 2024, at a residence in Cleveland, Ohio.

The docs don't detail the narrative, but the charges are steep ... Chicken P is accused of having sexual intercourse with Jane Doe without her consent and through physical force.

That was fast ... prosecutors in Los Angeles County say they've charged three men with murder in the fatal shooting of Maria De La Rosa, a singer who went by the stage name DELAROSA.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says the alleged killers in the "ambush-style attack" are 27-year-old Francisco Otilio Gaytan, 27-year-old Benny LiconGomez, and 21-year-old Eduardo Lopez ... prosecutors say they are all from Northridge, where the shooting occurred early Saturday morning ... and each has been charged with one felony count of murder and two felony counts of attempted second-degree robbery.

Hochman says the men allegedly approached a parked car shortly before 1:25 AM on Nov. 22 on Bryant Street in Northridge ... they demanded money and then opened fire, killing DELAROSA. She was in the car with two friends, who were not harmed.

12:18 PM PT -- Hong Kong police arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the apartment building inferno, according to CNN.

A fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment towers in Hong Kong on Wednesday, reportedly killing at least 36 people ... with many more trapped inside as the blaze rages on.

According to CNN, seven of the eight buildings from the Wang Fuk Court complex -- which reportedly holds 2,000 apartments -- were still on fire Wednesday as more people were believed to be trapped inside. The New York Times later reported 279 people were missing as of Wednesday afternoon.

CNN reports that at least 767 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire. At least one firefighter has been counted among the dead.

A family of four is seriously counting their lucky stars -- they spent 20 terrifying hours stranded at sea off the coast of Florida ... and there are vivid pics and video of them right as rescuers swooped in.

The fam, spanning three generations -- Dennis Woods, 70, his 90-year-old uncle Clarence, plus Cris Harding Sr., 42, and Cris Harding Jr., 18 -- were seen desperately waving Tuesday morning, standing on top of their 25-foot catamaran -- ironically named Money Well Wasted -- when the Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry crew finally spotted them.

The foursome set out at 9:30 AM the day before for Dennis’ birthday fishing trip ... but by early afternoon, the catamaran started taking on water and flipped. According to the Coast Guard, they were reported missing by another family member Tuesday night.

A police sergeant in the UK is unable to sleep, drive or dress herself after a Palestine Action activist bashed her in the back with a sledgehammer ... and video of the chilling attack has been shown in court.

According to BBC News, the attack happened in August last year when six people used a prison van to break into an Israeli defense firm called Elbit Systems and attack Bristol Police Sergeant Kate Evans.

The outlet reports the accused assailants -- Samuel Corner, Charlotte Head, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin -- deny all charges of aggravated burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder ... but the video paints a different picture.

A California man ripped a page out of Jeffrey Dahmer's necrophilia handbook ... he was just found guilty of murdering his estranged wife, then digging up and raping her corpse.

Zarbab Ali was found guilty last Friday by a jury of fatally stabbing Rachel Castillo with a knife as the two were on the verge of finalizing their divorce in Simi Valley in November 2022. He faces a life sentence without parole and is slated to be sentenced January 12.

Before the trial, Ali told investigators he hid in Rachel’s apartment, ambushed her and butchered her body. Then he drove her corpse to a spot in a remote desert in Antelope Valley and buried her in a shallow grave. He returned the next morning and sexually assaulted her before burying her body again.

An 11-year-old boy in England died in front of his mother and grandmother at home ... just hours after complaining to his doctor about a sore throat and being told it was nothing to worry about.

Frankie-Rae Law went to see a doctor on Nov. 14 in England, but he was told his sore throat was "just a virus," and he was sent home and died ... according to the South West News Service.

The boy's mother, Keleigh Law, says her son's condition got worse in a hurry later that night ... she says he was laughing and playing around like usual when all of a sudden, he started having trouble breathing.