Walmart shooting - latest: Teenager among six ‘targeted’ by suspect Andre Bing in Chesapeake rampage - The Independent

Family and friends retrieve 16-year-old victim

Fernando Chavez Jr, 16, was among the six radical fatally changeable wrong a Walmart section store successful Chesapeake, Virginia connected Tuesday night.

Over a 100 friends and household of the teen gathered astatine the Sam’s Circle Walmart yesterday to retrieve him successful a vigil.

“Fernando was specified a bully kid, helium would accidental hullo to anybody,” Joshua Trejo, his person since mediate schoolhouse told The Virginian Pilot.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 November 2022 09:50

Andre Bing: What we cognize astir alleged gunman successful Chesapeake Walmart wide shooting

Andre Bing, a 31-year-old from Chesapeake, is accused of opening occurrence wrong the interruption country of the store connected Sam’s Circle astatine astir 10pm connected Tuesday.

Six Walmart employees were killed successful the attack, the motive for which remains unclear but surviving employees person claimed that helium had “issues” with different unit members.

Walmart confirmed the gunman’s sanction successful a connection to The Independent connected Wednesday morning. Police made their authoritative confirmation hours later.

Rachel Sharp has more.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 09:20

Gunman’s motive down wide shooting inactive unclear

Police successful Chesapeake, Virginia, said they spent Thanksgiving Day examining wherefore Walmart supervisor Andre Bing fatally changeable his six co-workers earlier turning the weapon connected himself.

“We are actively looking into a motive close present and we privation to marque definite we get it close earlier we merchandise it,” said Leo Kosinski, spokesperson for Chesapeake Police Department.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 November 2022 08:50

Who are the victims of the Chesapeake Walmart shooting?

Six employees were killed successful the onslaught connected the Chesapeake, Virginia, subdivision of Walmart connected 22 November 2022.

Night displacement squad person Andre Bing walked into the interruption country wherever 14 employees were gathering soon aft 10pm and opened occurrence with a pistol. He past turned the weapon connected himself.

Those killed were Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson. The sixth victim, a 16-year-old lad from Chesapeake, has not been publically named arsenic helium is simply a minor.

At slightest six different surviving victims were taken to section hospitals for further treatment, with 3 inactive hospitalised arsenic of Wednesday morning.

Here’s what we cognize astir those whose lives were snatched distant soon earlier Thanksgiving.

Oliver O’Connell has the afloat report.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 08:20

Biden rails against ‘sick’ semi-automatic weapons

President Joe Biden denounced the proliferation of semi-automatic weapons and the information that immoderate areas of the state did not enforce alleged “red emblem laws” meant to forestall radical who posed a information to themselves and others.

Mr Biden made the remarks connected Thanksgiving successful Nantucket aft delivering pumpkin pies to firefighters. The president’s remarks came aft a wide shooting successful Colorado Springs killed 5 radical astatine Club Q, a cheery bar, and a shooting astatine a Walmart successful Chesapeake, Virginia, near six dead.

“The thought we inactive let semi-automatic weapons to beryllium purchased is sick,” helium told reporters.

“Just sick. It has no, nary societal redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a azygous solitary rationale for it but nett for the weapon manufacturers.”

Eric Garcia reports.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 November 2022 07:50

16-year-old identified arsenic 1 of the victims

Hundreds of radical gathered successful a vigil to wage tribute to a 16-year-old unfortunate of the Walmart shooting successful Chesapeake, Virginia, who was identified by authorities.

Fernando Chavez Jr, known to household and friends arsenic Fernando Jesus Chavez was killed connected Tuesday, on with 5 different victims.

A assemblage gathered astatine the Sam’s Circle Walmart connected Thursday to wage tribute to the teen who household and friends described arsenic “humble and intelligent”.

Maroosha Muzaffar reports.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 November 2022 07:39

Everything we cognize astir the Walmart Chesapeake wide shooting

Six victims person been killed and a gunman is dormant pursuing a wide shooting astatine a Walmart successful Chesapeake, Virginia, where a store worker reportedly opened occurrence connected his colleagues wrong a interruption country earlier turning the weapon connected himself.

The incidental unfolded conscionable aft 10pm connected Tuesday astatine the superstore connected Sam’s Circle.

It comes conscionable days earlier Thanksgiving erstwhile shoppers were apt stocking up connected goods up of the vacation season.

Rachel Sharp has the latest information.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 07:20

Walmart shooting decease toll apt to rise

The decease toll from the wide shooting astatine a Walmart successful Chesapeake, Virginia, is apt to ascent arsenic a 23-year-old store idiosyncratic is expected to person his beingness enactment instrumentality switched off.

Blake Williams is presently warring for his beingness connected a ventilator and is incapable to respire connected his ain aft helium was changeable by alleged gunman and coworker Andre Bing successful Tuesday night’s massacre.

Rachel Sharp has more.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 November 2022 06:50

TikToker raises much than $170,000 for Walmart worker to retire: ‘Life shouldn’t beryllium this hard’

A TikToker has raised much than $172,000 to springiness to a Walmart employee truthful that she volition beryllium capable to wage disconnected her owe and retire.

Devan Bonagura, who goes by the username @dbon973_ connected the app, captured the attraction of TikTok users erstwhile helium shared a 15-second video of an aged Walmart worker named Nola.

In a clip Bonagura shared connected 3 November, helium filmed Nola, who was wearing a Walmart worker vest and nametag, staring down astatine her thigh arsenic she sat successful the interruption country astatine the Walmart wherever helium said she works.

“Life shouldn’t beryllium this hard…” Bonagura wrote successful a substance caption connected the abbreviated video, earlier adding successful the caption: “I consciousness bad.”

Chelsea Ritschel has much details.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 06:20

What we cognize astir the suspect

Andre Bing, a 31-year-old from Chesapeake, is accused of opening occurrence wrong the interruption country of the store connected Sam’s Circle astatine astir 10pm connected Tuesday.

Six Walmart employees were killed successful the attack, the motive for which remains unclear but surviving employees person claimed that helium had “issues” with different unit members.

“The alleged shooter has been identified arsenic Andre Bing. We tin corroborate that helium was a Walmart associate,” the Walmart connection read.

“Andre’s presumption with the institution was overnight squad pb and he’s been employed with america since 2010.”

Here’s what we cognize truthful acold astir the gunman:

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 November 2022 05:50

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