In article <XnsAF58C8D3E37A6CXD305@0.0.0.0>, bobuser@mindspring.com says...
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> CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart employee shot and killed
> six people before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night in a mass
> killing that struck the nation just before the Thanksgiving holiday.
>
> Officers responded to the retail store in Chesapeake just before 10:15
> p.m. for reports of a shooting.
>
> Investigators confirmed on Wednesday that six people were killed in the
> attack and six were hospitalized with unknown injuries. One of those six
> patients remains in critical condition at this time. The suspected
> shooter, who police confirmed was an employee of the store, also died from
> what they say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
>
> Police later identified the gunman as Andre Bing, 31, of Chesapeake,
> Virginia. Walmart said in a statement that Bing was an overnight team
> leader and had been with the company since 2010.
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> Police searched the shooter's home and said they have no reason to believe
> there is a threat to the community. Police say the gunman used a pistol in
> the attack, and he had multiple gun magazines on his person.
>
> Police believe at least 50 people may have been inside the store at the
> time of the attack, and they are asking anyone who was, or may have
> information on the incident, to call the FBI at 1-800-CALLFBI.
>
> Investigators identified the victims as Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton,
> Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson, but did not specify
> their ages. The sixth victim was a 16-yo male who will remain unidentified
> because he is a minor.
>
> Employee Briana Tyler, who was at the store during the attack, said the
> overnight stocking team of 15 to 20 people had just gathered in the break
> room to go over the morning plan. She said the meeting was about to start,
> and a team leader said: "All right guys, we have a light night ahead of
> us," when Bing turned around and opened fire on the staff.
>
> "It is by the grace of God that a bullet missed me," Tyler said. "I saw
> the smoke leaving the gun, and I literally watched bodies drop. It was
> crazy."
>
> At first, Tyler didn?t think the shooting was real. "It was all happening
> so fast. I thought it was like a test type of thing. Like, if you do have
> an active shooter, this is how you respond."
>
> Tyler, who worked with Bing just the night before, said he did not aim at
> anyone specific.
>
> "He was just shooting all throughout the room. It didn?t matter who he
> hit. He didn?t say anything. He didn?t look at anybody in any specific
> type of way."
>
> Tyler, who started at Walmart two months ago, said she never had a
> negative encounter with Bing, but others told her that he was "the manager
> to look out for." She said Bing had a history of writing people up for no
> reason.
>
> "He just liked to pick, honestly. I think he just looked for little things
> to go about, because he had the authority. That?s just the type of person
> that he was. That?s what a lot of people said about him," she said.
>
> A clear motive for the shooting has not yet been identified.
>
> Police say the Walmart store will be closed for several days as detectives
> investigate the incident.
>
> "We are shocked at this tragic event at our Chesapeake, Virginia store.,"
> read a statement posted to Walmart's Twitter page. "We?re praying for
> those impacted, the community and our associates. We?re working closely
> with law enforcement, and we are focused on supporting our associates."
>
> According to the company, an associate resource center has been set up for
> any employees, or their family members, who were impacted by the tragedy.
> The center will offer "associates and their families with counseling,
> meals and a place to connect with each other." It will be open until 7:00
> p.m. on Wednesday at the Springhill Suites, located at 1446 Crossways
> Boulevard. Then starting tomorrow, it will move to the Delta Hotel by
> Marriott located at 725 Woodlake Drive. The center will remain open there
> from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for the next two weeks.
>
> President Joe Biden called the shooting "horrific and senseless act of
> violence" in a statement released Wednesday morning.
>
> "I am devastated by the senseless act of violence that took place late
> last night in our city," Mayor Rick W. West said in a statement posted on
> the city's Twitter account Wednesday. "Chesapeake is a tightknit community
> and we are all shaken by this news."
>
> "Our hearts break with the community of Chesapeake this morning," said
> Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin in a tweet Wednesday morning. "I remain
> in contact with law enforcement officials throughout this morning and have
> made available any resources as this investigation moves forward. Heinous
> acts of violence have no place in our communities." Youngkin ordered all
> flags to be flown at half-staff over the state Capitol and all local,
> state and federal buildings until Sunday at sunset.
>
> U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said in a tweet that he was "sickened by reports of
> yet another mass shooting, this time at a Walmart in Chesapeake."
>
> State Sen. Louise Lucas echoed Warner's sentiment, tweeting that she was
> "absolutely heartbroken that America?s latest mass shooting took place in
> a Walmart in my district."
>
> The shooting comes less than two weeks after three University of Virginia
> student football players were shot and killed by a fellow student onboard
> a bus on campus.
>
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> employee-andre-bing-accused-of-killing-6-people-himself>
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Obviously a white supremacist and Trump supporter. Affirmative action hire at its
finest.

I'm surprised more bootlip managers don't go ballistic like that.

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