“Chesapeake police confirm seven dead, including shooter, following shooting last night (Tuesday) at Walmart on Sam’s Circle”the municipal government said on Twitter.
Chesapeake Police Department officer Leo Kosinski told reporters shortly before that “multiple fatalities” were found in the supermarket, which according to local media was full of customers shopping for Thanksgiving dinner.
The attacker, according to a police source to the CNN channel, was a worker or former worker at the store who opened fire on employees of the company in a staff break room.
The attacker, according to this source, committed suicide.
Shooting at US Walmart
The first calls to emergency services came shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
Several witnesses quoted by US media said that the conflict started in the back of the store and that at least five injured had been taken to hospital.
“We believe it was a single shooter and that single shooter was killed,” Kosinski said, adding that he did not believe any shots were fired by police.
In the hours after the shooting, News footage showed a significant police presence around the supermarketlocated about 240 kilometers southeast of the US capital, Washington.
Business statement
The largest US retailer issued a statement early Wednesday saying it was “shocked by this tragic event”.
“We pray for those affected, the community and our collaborators. We are working closely with the security forces and we are focused on supporting our collaborators”adds the US supermarket giant.
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas, a Democrat, said she was “absolutely heartbroken.”
“I will not rest until we find solutions to end this epidemic of gun violence in our country that has claimed so many lives.”he posted on Twitter.
The massacre came less than 48 hours before Americans across the country celebrate Thanksgiving.
“Tragically, our community is experiencing another incident of senseless gun violence just as families are gathering for Thanksgiving.”tweeted US Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia.
Violence
A gunman opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday, killing five people and wounding at least 18.
The perpetrator, identified as a 22-year-old man named Anderson Lee Aldrich, was controlled by two customers. He could be charged with murder and a possible hate crime.
This type of crime is understood in the United States as an act directed against a person based on their identity, such as race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability. Considered a federal crime with aggravated circumstances, it carries harsher sentences.
Gun violence is occurring at an alarming rate in the United States, where more than 600 shootings have taken place so far in 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Source: Ambito
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