Several people were killed and others were injured in a shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, and the shooter is dead, Chesapeake police said.
\nThe outburst of gun violence in the city of Chesapeake comes just before Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, and follows another mass shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado late on Saturday that left five people dead.
\nAt 10:12pm, police responded to a report of a shooting inside a Walmart, public information officer Leo Kosinski said in a media briefing, adding that \u201cless than 10\u201d people were dead but declining to give the exact number.
\nIt was not clear whether the shooter, who has not been identified, died of self-inflicted injuries. Kosinski said no shots were fired at police \u201cto his knowledge\u201d.
\n\u201cChesapeake police confirm an active shooter incident with fatalities at the Walmart on Sam\u2019s Circle. The shooter is deceased,\u201d the City of Chesapeake said.
\nWalmart said in a statement early on Wednesday that it was \u201cshocked\u201d at the incident at its Chesapeake store, and that it was working closely with law enforcement.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re praying for those impacted, the community and our associates. We\u2019re working closely with law enforcement, and we are focused on supporting our associates,\u201d the company said on Twitter.
\nA spokesperson for Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, which has the area\u2019ss top trauma centre, told local television station WAVY that five patients were being treated there.
\nThe police department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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