{"id":183410,"date":"2022-11-23T12:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T09:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/?p=183410"},"modified":"2022-11-23T12:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T09:29:58","slug":"multiple-people-killed-and-injured-in-a-shooting-at-a-walmart-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/multiple-people-killed-and-injured-in-a-shooting-at-a-walmart-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple people killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Multiple people were shot and killed inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., on Tuesday night, the authorities said, shattering the routine of residents who were picking up supplies for Thanksgiving during a busy holiday week.<\/p>\n

It was the second high-profile mass shooting in the United States in three days. The assailant, whose name the authorities did not release, was found dead at the store, Leo Kosinski, a spokesman with the Chesapeake Police Department, said in a brief news conference.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kosinski did not say exactly how many people had been fatally shot, but he said he believed it was \u201cless than 10.\u201d<\/p>\n

The police department responded to a report of a shooting inside the Walmart about 10:12 p.m., Mr. Kosinski said, about 45 minutes before the store was scheduled to close.<\/p>\n

He added that officers who entered the store found \u201cmultiple fatalities and multiple injured\u201d people.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kosinski said investigators did not know whether the attacker was an employee. Mr. Kosinski added that he did not believe any shots had been fired by police officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s sad, you know we\u2019re a couple days before the Thanksgiving holiday,\u201d Mr. Kosinski said.<\/p>\n

Terri Brown, who lives nearby and shopped at the Walmart earlier in the evening, told a local television station that the store had seemed especially busy before she left it, about 20 or 30 minutes before 9 p.m. The holiday-shopping crowds had forced her to park far away, she said, and she saw long lines at checkout counters.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople were being very friendly, talking about Thanksgiving \u2014 what they had to do, what they had to get,\u201d Ms. Brown said in an interview with the ABC affiliate 13News Now.<\/p>\n

In a statement early Wednesday morning, Walmart said, \u201cWe are shocked at this tragic event at our Chesapeake, Virginia, store.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re praying for those impacted, the community and our associates,\u201d the company said. \u201cWe\u2019re working closely with law enforcement, and we are focused on supporting our associates.\u201d<\/p>\n

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