In a 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.
Just before Americans observe the Thanksgiving holiday, there has been an uptick in gun violence in the city of Chesapeake, which comes after a terrible shooting that left five people dead late on Saturday in Colorado at an LGBTQ bar.
“We were able to find multiple fatalities and multiple injured parties,” Chesapeake Police Department officer Leo Kosinski told reporters at the scene, saying rapid response officers and tactical teams entered the store “immediately” after arriving on the scene.
“We believe it is a single shooter and that single shooter is deceased at this time,” he said, without clarifying how the suspected shooter died.
Emergency calls were first made just after 10:00 pm Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday), while the store was still open.
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News footage showed a major police presence at the scene with Kosinski saying several officers and investigators were carefully sweeping the store and securing the area.
The exact number of fatalities remained unclear. Kosinski told reporters that police believed no more than 10 people were killed.
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, issued a statement early Wednesday saying: “We are shocked at this tragic event.”
The company added that it was “praying for those impacted, the community and our associates. We’re working closely with law enforcement, and we are focused on supporting our associates.”
AFP
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