Up to 10 people killed in shooting at Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia

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A shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night resulted in multiple fatalities according to local authorities.

The shooter was among the dead, the City of Chesapeake tweeted on Tuesday.

“Chesapeake Police confirm an active shooter incident with fatalities at the Walmart on Sam’s Circle. The shooter is deceased.”

Leo Kosinski, a spokesman with the Police Department, said in a brief news conference that police received reports of a shooting at 10pm and arrived to find multiple fatalities.

It was unclear how many people had died, but Kosinski said “no more” than 10 people were killed. He did not believe any shots had been fired by police and did not know if the shooter was a worker at the store.

The city set up a reunification site at the Chesapeake Conference Center for family members of those who may have been present at the Walmart to gather at.

Virginia state senator, Louise Lucas, said she was “absolutely heartbroken that America’s latest mass shooting took place in a Walmart in my district in Chesapeake, Virginia”

“I will not rest until we find the solutions to end this gun violence epidemic in our country that has taken so many lives.”

With Reuters