Virginia Walmart shooting update: 'Overnight team lead' manager who killed 6 people before turning gun on himself identified. 31-year-old armed with handgun, multiple magazines, per officials
A manager at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia, opened fire inside the store Tuesday evening, killing six people and hurting at least six more at the retail outlet before turning the gun on himself, officials said Wednesday.
In a statement, Walmart identified the gunman as Andre Bing. His position was"overnight team lead" and he started working for Walmart in 2010, the company said. City officialsWalmart worker Briana Tyler told the Associated Press the shooting happened in the store's break room. Between 15 and 20 people on the overnight stocking team were in the room for a meeting when her manager opened fire, Tyler said.
She told the news service the shooting unfolded quickly and the gunman didn't appear to be targeting specific people. Law enforcement work the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, Nov. 23, 2022, in Chesapeake, Virginia.Officers were dispatched to an active threat situation at the Walmart Supercenter at 10:12 p.m. local time, Chesapeake police spokesperson Leo Kosinski told reporters at the scene Tuesday evening.
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