On Tuesday night, a gunman, who allegedly believed to be the store manager, opened fire at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, has now been identified as Andre Bing
As per officials, over 7 people are dead in the shooting incident. As per a report by Fox 3, the suspected gunman, Bing was the night shift manager and was found dead at the scene.
Who Is Andre Bing Walmart Chesapeake Shooter, His Age, Family, Parents, Photo And Video
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The shooter had allegedly shot 3 people in the break room while one in the parking lot.
As per the report by Fox3 outlet, a witness revealed that, the 31-year-old Andre shot a man in his head before shooting a lady in her head.
Following that he shot a homeboy and then killed himself. As of now, there hasn’t been any update about the shooter’s motive behind the shooting.
Earlier, in a statement, Chesapeake Police Department Officer, Leo Kosinski, revealed that, “We were able to find multiple fatalities and multiple injured parties.”
Officer Leo further added, “We believe it is a single shooter and that single shooter is deceased at this time.”
Meanwhile Walmart released a statement calling the overall incident as a “tragic event.” Furthermore the brand added that they are “praying for those impacted, the community and our associates.
As per a report by BBC, earlier, the City of Chesapeake tweeted to confirm that there was an “active shooter incident with fatalities.”
As per the investigators, the incident took place at around 22:12 local time (03:12 GMT).
A clip of a witness who seemed to be wearing Walmart’s uniform describing the whole incident has gone viral on the internet.
The further update regarding the whole matter is expected to be received on Wednesday Morning from the police department of Chesapeake.
However, a spokesperson of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital told the television station WAVY-TV, that 5 people are presently being treated at the hospital.
Meanwhile, a woman told the media outlet that her brother, who’s 20-years-old and an employee at the branch, was shot just 10 minutes after he signed in for work.
Though she also revealed that, her brother is doing fine and is able to talk with relatives.
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