BREAKING NEWS: Gunman who killed 6 in Walmart shooting rampage was store employee, police confirm
Fox News correspondent Griff Jenkins reports on the Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart shooting that left seven dead, including the gunman.Tuesday night that left six people dead was carried out by one of the store's workers before he took his own life by turning the gun on himself, the Chesapeake Police Department says.
The employee has not been identified as police say they have yet to contact his next of kin. Prior to the shooting, officials say he was not familiar to law enforcement. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say. Kevin Harper, a Walmart employee who managed to flee the store, said in a video that"we lost a few of our associates."
The shooting happened inside the store, but police confirmed at least one body was found at its entrance, Kosinski said at a briefing. Walmart, Inc. said it was"shocked" by the shooting and that it was cooperating with law enforcement efforts. In this image from video Virginia police are at the scene of a fatal shooting at a Walmart on Tuesday night, Nov. 22, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va.Police respond to the scene of a fatal shooting at a Walmart on Tuesday night, Nov. 22, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va.Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, said he was"sickened" and urged residents not to travel near the area.
Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, who serves as the President Pro tempore, echoed these sentiments in a statement calling for an end to gun violence.
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