Walmart employee opened fire in Virginia store, killing 6: Police

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Police say a Walmart employee opened fire at a store in Virginia, leaving six people dead.

A shooting at a Walmart in Virginia on Tuesday night left seven people dead, including the shooter, police said.A Walmart employee opened fire at a store in Virginia, leaving six people dead, police said Wednesday, in the country's second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. The assailant also killed himself.

"I'm crying, I'm shaking," Jeffery said. "I had just talked to her about buying turkeys for Thanksgiving, then this text came in."in America going back to 2006 shows this year has been especially bad. The U.S. has now had 40 mass killings so far this year, second to the 45 that occurred for all of 2019.The attack at the Walmart came three days afterkilling five people and wounding 17.

Mike Kafka, a spokesman for Sentara Healthcare, said in a text message that five patients from the Walmart were being treated at Norfolk General Hospital. Their conditions weren't immediately available. "You always say you don't think it would happen in your town, in your neighborhood, in your store - in your favorite store and that's the thing that has me shocked," said Buggs, 58, of Chesapeake.In a statement, President Joe Biden said:

"This year, I signed the most significant gun reform in a generation, but that is not nearly enough. We must take greater action.

 

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