A gunman killed six people at a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA on Tuesday (November 22) around 10 p.m. local time, local authorities said. The suspect in the shooting was an employee and committed suicide.
The shooter, identified as 31-year-old Andre Bing, was armed with a handgun and had several magazines with him, according to Chesapeake, Virginia, where the incident took place. He held the positionnight shift supervisor and he has been working with us since 2010Walmart, the major distribution giant, said in a press release. On Wednesday, the police searched the house of the suspect to find out the motive of the murder, which is still unknown.
Authorities said the gunman killed two people in a break room before killing himself there. Another victim was foundto the front of the store“and three more”they were taken to nearby hospitals, but died of their injuries“. The youngest of the bullet-riddled victims was 16, authorities said. Four people were hospitalized on Wednesday, the police informed in the morning.
In front of the store, where about fifteen investigators were active on Wednesday, including some federal police officers, now stands a makeshift memorial of flowers and candles in honor of the victims, an AFP reporter said.
This drama is the latest in a series of murders in the United States. four days ago, the shooting in Colorado Springs, in the west of the country, in the LGBT+ club left 5 dead and at least 18 wounded. And last week, already in Virginia, three members of the American football team of the University of Virginia were killed by a former teammate.
Source: Le Figaro
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