Chesapeake Police Department officer Leo Kosinski told reporters at the scene they found “multiple fatalities and multiple injured parties” at the scene.
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One police officer spoke of no more than 10 people died and multiple injured.One of the dead included the , he said. He is reported to have been the manager.
Rapid response officers entered the store “immediately” after they arrived, he added.”We believe it is a single and that single is deceased at this time,” he said.
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It’s still unclear if the died of self-inflicted injuries. Mr. Kosinski added that no were at police “to his knowledge”.“Chesapeake Police confirm an active incident with fatalities at the Walmart on Sam’s Circle.
The is deceased,” the City of Chesapeake said.Walmart and the police department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Walmart says ‘shocked’
Walmart on November 23 said that it was “shocked” by a mass at its store.“We are shocked at this tragic event at our Chesapeake, Virginia store. We’re praying for those impacted, the community and our associates. We’re working closely with law enforcement, and we are focused on supporting our associates,” the company said on Twitter.
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Virginia senator Louise Lucas, who represents Virginia’s 18th Senate district which includes Chesapeake, stated that she was “heartbroken that America’s latest mass shooting took place in a Walmart in my district,” before calling for solutions to gun violence in the United States.
