In a US Walmart store in the US state of Virginia late on Tuesday, a lone shooter opened fire and murdered a number of individuals, according to authorities, who also confirmed that the shooter was dead.
Update on the Sam’s Circle Walmart shooting from Chesapeake police
🚨#UPDATE: The latest information from Chesapeake police on the mass shooting at the Sam’s Circle Walmart⁰pic.twitter.com/qLqjNN8bVn
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Just before Americans observe the Thanksgiving holiday, there has been an uptick in gun violence in the city of Chesapeake, which comes after another mass shooting on Saturday night in Colorado that left five people dead at an LGBTQ club.
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Police are to responding to multiple fatalities and injuries inside a Walmart superstore in VA with officials saying the Manager at Walmart Started to open fire shooting Multiple employees inside pic.twitter.com/JgnCleOvz3— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 23, 2022
Leo Kosinski of the Chesapeake Police Department said that rapid response officers and tactical teams entered the store “immediately” after they arrived on the scene. He added that they were able to find multiple fatalities and numerous injured people.
“We think there was a single gunman, and that single shooter is deceased at this moment,” he added, without elaborating on how the suspect died.
While the business was still open, emergency calls began shortly after 10:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday).
There was a large police presence at the site, according to news video, with Kosinski stating many cops and detectives were methodically combing the business and protecting the area.
The precise number of fatalities was unknown. According to Kosinski, authorities estimate no more than ten individuals were slain.
Walmart, the nation’s largest store, published a statement early Wednesday stating, “We are shocked by this awful occurrence.”
The corporation also stated that it was “We are praying for those affected, the community, and our colleagues. We are collaborating with law enforcement and are committed to assisting our colleagues.”
She declared on Twitter that she would not stop until we found a way to put an end to the scourge of gun violence that has claimed so many lives in our nation.
I am absolutely heartbroken that America’s latest mass shooting took place in a Walmart in my district in Chesapeake, Virginia tonight. I will not rest until we find the solutions to end this gun violence epidemic in our country that has taken so many lives.
— L. Louise Lucas (@SenLouiseLucas) November 23, 2022
