Five of the six persons who were slain in a Virginia Walmart on Tuesday night after the manager opened fire before taking his own life have been named by authorities. According to a news release issued by the City of Chesapeake on Wednesday, five of the killed victims were recognized as Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson. A 16-year-old kid was the sixth fatality, but the authorities are withholding his name due to his age. Another mass shooting has occurred in an area that was previously thought to be safe, including schools, hospitals, and retail establishments.
Information About The Accused
A 22-year-old University of Virginia student in Charlottesville is accused of opening fire on classmates this week, killing 3 of them as the bus was heading to campus from a class trip to Washington, DC, just 170 miles to the west of Chesapeake. Five people were shot and died last weekend at an LGBTQ bar in Colorado Springs, according to authorities, while 19 others were injured. The Gun Violence Archive reports that there have been more than 600 gun murders in the US so far this year. According to the non-profit and CNN, a mass shooting occurs when four or more people get shot, excluding the shooter.
When the violence started, there were at least 50 people inside the Walmart, according to the police. Many of them have started talking about how a peaceful night became a tragedy in public. Tuesday at 10:12 p.m., just over an hour well before Walmart Supercenter was scheduled to close, the fatal rampage began.
Within two minutes, the first police were on the site, and police entered the store at around 10:16 p.m. Kevin Harper, a worker, claimed a coworker started firing as soon as he entered the break room. According to city officials, at least 6 more people were taken to nearby hospitals or clinics, one of whom was still in critical condition on Wednesday. Authorities were also investigating any further injuries that may have been self-reported.
Customers started racing out of the store shortly after hearing the sound of gunfire, said buyer Jeromy Basham, who visited Walmart Tuesday night to purchase tablecloths. Basham took cover for a while after being urged by staff to “Don’t come out,” but he ended up making it outside safely. Once outside, he observed the officers on the scene enter the business while other eyewitnesses and staff waited in the parking lot, clad in heavy body armor and long rifles. Other videos from Basham show scores of emergency personnel at the spot.
Chesapeake Walmart Shooting
Even though Jessie Wilczewski was only employed by Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, for a short while, her Tuesday evening shift began with the same standard staff meeting in the lunch room. But soon after that meeting started, Wilczewski was confronted by her group leader, who was holding a gun to her head and had just shot some of her coworkers. She was able to flee and return to her 15-month-house, old’s but she told that the night, along with the sounds of blood hitting the floor, keeps playing back in her head.
Six of her coworkers, including a teenager, were killed in the shooting after the gunman, 31-year-old Andre Bing, started shooting randomly into the room where workers had gathered for a meeting. Bing has worked for Walmart since 2010, the business said in a statement and was a “team lead” for the store’s evening shift. He allegedly shot himself in the head, according to the police.
5 Victims Killed
City officials named Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson as the five deceased victims. A 16-year-old kid was the sixth fatality, but due to his age, the authorities are withholding his name. They were all employed by Walmart. According to Wilczewski, she saw the shooter just after 10 o’clock. Before she turned to look in the hallway and saw Bing waiting there pointing a gun at the audience, she was paying attention to some other team lead speaking. She claims that at first, the sight didn’t register.
But then, she claimed, a barrage of gunshots started, and she started to feel her heart vibrate and her ears ring. While the shooter made his way down a neighbouring hallway, Wilczewski ducked underneath a table. Coworkers were all lying still around her, some on the floor and some on chairs. She claimed to be aware that many of them were probably dead, but Wilczewski persisted since she didn’t want to abandon them.
FAQs
1. How Many people died in Chesapeake Walmart shooting?
Ans. 5
2. How Many gun murders have happened in the US in the year 2022?
Ans. 600
3. Who is the suspect in Chesapeake Walmart shooting?
Ans. Andre Bing
