Walmart shooting – latest: Andre Bing claims he was called Dahmer and teased by coworkers in ‘manifesto’ - The Independent

President Biden renewes urges for ‘greater action’ connected weapon betterment

President Joe Biden urged “greater action” to combat the proliferation of firearms successful the US aft a gunman fatally changeable six radical wrong a Walmart successful Virginia connected Tuesday night.

The unit marks the 2nd high-profile wide shooting successful the US wrong 3 days, aft 5 radical were fatally changeable and much than a twelve others were injured wrong a LGBT+ nine successful Colorado Springs.

The wide shooting successful Chesapeake, Virginia besides comes conscionable days aft the fatal shooting of 3 University of Virginia shot players.

Andrea Blanco26 November 2022 16:48

Youngest unfortunate killed successful the shooting was conscionable 16 years aged

Fernando Chavez-Barron had utilized his archetypal paycheck moving astatine Walmart to bargain his parent a gift.

On Tuesday, helium was killed erstwhile a gunman entered the interruption country wherever Chavez-Barron and different employees were awaiting to statesman their shifts and opened fire.

“I’m retired of words, and speechless that it was him,” Joshua Trejo-Alvarado, a person of Chavez-Barron, told WTKR.

“I was hoping everything was a imagination until today. I privation helium was inactive lasting present with me. I prayed yesterday nighttime with my full household for him. We got flowers and candles astatine location for him, too.”

Andrea Blanco26 November 2022 15:39

These are the six victims killed during the shooting

Andre Bing walked into the interruption country wherever 14 employees were gathering soon aft 10pm and opened occurrence with a pistol connected Tuesday night.

He past turned the weapon connected himself.

Those killed were Lorenzo Gamble, 43; Brian Pendleton, 38; Kellie Pyle, 52; Randall Blevins, 70; Tyneka Johnson, 22; and Fernando Chavez Jr, 16.

The Independent’s Oliver O’Connell has the story:

Andrea Blanco26 November 2022 15:09

Walmart responds to Andre Bing’s ‘death note’

Charles Crowson, manager of Walmart’s firm communications, said successful a connection aft constabulary released the alleged “death note” discovered connected Andre Bing’s telephone that “there is thing that tin warrant taking guiltless lives.

“There is thing that tin warrant taking guiltless lives,” helium said.

“Our absorption continues to beryllium connected the families who are grieving and supporting our associates done this hard time.”

It is unclear whether Bing had complained to superiors astir his coworkers.

Andrea Blanco26 November 2022 14:34

Second shooting astatine a Walmart wrong 4 days

Four days aft Walmart manager Andre Bing killed six chap employees astatine a Walmart successful Virginia, different shooting took spot astatine a Walmart successful North Carolina.

The unit connected Black Friday appeared to beryllium separate, Fox reported. The fishy is inactive astatine large.

“This appears to beryllium an isolated incidental betwixt 2 individuals who are acquainted with each other,” the constabulary section successful Lumberton said. “The fishy has been identified and investigators are attempting to located [sic] him astatine this time.”

One idiosyncratic was injured successful the hep and taken to the hospital. The unfortunate is expected to survive.

Andrea Blanco26 November 2022 13:51

Gun utilized successful the wide shooting was legally purchased

Chesapeake Police confirmed connected Friday that Andre Bing utilized a 9mm weapon successful the killings.

The limb was legally purchased from an unspecified section store connected the greeting of the rampage connected 22 November.

Bing had nary transgression history, constabulary said. A container of ammunition, the gun’s receipt and paperwork were recovered astatine his home.

In Virginia, the location of the National Rifle Association, unfastened transportation of handguns without a licence is allowed.

Andrea Blanco26 November 2022 13:27

Walmart gunman reportedly kept ‘kill list’ of colleagues

A newsman claims to person discovered a discarded database of the names of Andre Bing’s coworkers, their displacement hours, their departments and their enactment duties.

Alex Woodward26 November 2022 13:00

Walmart connection responds to ‘death note’

Charles Crowson, manager of Walmart’s firm communications, said successful a connection aft constabulary released the alleged “death note” discovered connected Andre Bing’s telephone that “there is thing that tin warrant taking guiltless lives.

“Our absorption continues to beryllium connected the families who are grieving and supporting our associates done this hard time,” helium added.

Police besides disclosed this greeting that the 9mm handgun was legally purchased connected the greeting earlier the onslaught astatine a section store, but authorities did not sanction the store.

The telephone was recovered astatine the scene. Bing was recovered dormant successful the store’s interruption room, on with immoderate of his victims. A container for the gun, a receipt and related paperwork were recovered astatine his home.

Investigators proceed to probe the lawsuit but the enactment appears to beryllium the strongest indicator of a motive.

Alex Woodward26 November 2022 12:00

Community raises much than $13,000 memorial money for11th grader killed successful Walmart massacre

Community members gathered connected Thursday to mourn Fernando Chavez Jr, 1 of the victims of the Chesapeake Walmart shooting.

Supporters person organised a memorial money a GoFundMe successful his name, raising much than $13,000 arsenic of Friday evening.

Chavez was remembered arsenic “an astonishing idiosyncratic who volition beryllium missed,” according to the page.

“He was an 11th people honors pupil and caller driver, who was excited astir his archetypal part-time occupation astatine Walmart,” the GoFundMe leafage continues. “An outstanding lad and fantabulous large brother, helium loved gathering with Legos. He volition ever beryllium remembered arsenic humble, loving, liable and hardworking young man.”

Alex Woodward26 November 2022 11:00

Calls for workplace betterment aft Walmart shooting

The wide shooting wrong a Walmart successful Virginia was lone the latest illustration of a workplace shooting committed by a idiosyncratic an employee.

While galore companies supply progressive shooting training, experts accidental determination is overmuch little absorption connected however to forestall workplace violence, peculiarly however to place and code worrisome behaviour among employees.

Workers acold excessively often don’t cognize however to admit informing signs, and adjacent much crucially don’t cognize however to study suspicious behaviour oregon consciousness empowered to bash so, according to workplace information and quality resources experts.

“We person built an manufacture astir however to fastener atrocious guys out. We person heavy invested successful carnal information measurement similar metallic detectors, cameras and equipped information guards,” said James Densley, prof of transgression justness astatine Metropolitan State University successful DePaul, Minnesota and co-founder of the nonprofit and nonpartisan probe radical The Violence Project.

Alex Woodward26 November 2022 10:00

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