The reopening comes more than four months after six employees were killed in a shooting at the store’s break room.
Trevor Metcalfe | The Virginian-Pilot
Store manager Alycia Mixon said she hoped the space would be used by employees, their families and the community to gather, reflect and honor the victims.Shortly before reopening, Walmart officials and Chesapeake Mayor Rick West held a ceremony outside the store. Alycia Mixon, store manager of the renovated 1521 Sam’s Circle Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, guides media through renovations on April 18 as the store prepares to reopen.
Mixon said construction on the outside began in February and employees reentered the building in March.
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