SACRAMENTO, CA - A woman found dead in the parking lot of a Sacramento apartment complex last Thursday evening has been identified.

The Sacramento County coroner said the woman was Shannon Stephenson, 41, of Sacramento. The coroner's officer ruled out homicide as a cause of death. 

A resident of the Alpine Terrace Apartments on the 1200 block of Fulton Avenue called 911 upon finding the woman lying motionless, said Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos.

Emergency responders pronounced Stephenson dead at the scene.

SACRAMENTO - An estimated 7,500 people were on hand when Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento opened its doors on Black Friday.

By noon, 20,000 had crowded into the mall, including Nathaniel Allen. 

"Actually, I was pleased there wasn't a lot of people here," Allen said.

Allen is in the U.S. Army Reserve and this was his first time taking part in annual day-after-Thanksgiving shopping tradition.

"I'm getting ready to deploy overseas in a couple of months.  This is the last Christmas with my family for a while so I decided to bring them out and let them go for it,"  he said.

Allen's son had already picked out some new basketball shoes. 

"I picked them because they looked cool to me," Nathaniel Allen III declared.

Deals abound around the mall.  To encourage people to shop early, some discounts ended at noon or 1 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, CA -- Several News10 crews were on hand when the doors opened for Black Friday sales in Sacramento and Roseville.

News10's Jeff Maher saw customers rush in to get bargains for electronics at the Best Buy in Natomas, while the lines quietly filed through the doors at a Kohl's outlet.

News10's Kate Larsen talked with shoppers who clipped coupons and even planned an itinerary for their Black Friday shopping deals.

News10's Melissa Crowley found the parking lot practically full at Arden Fair Mall, but after driving around she was able to snag a coveted parking spot.