{"id":1943,"date":"2022-11-23T11:43:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2022-11-23T11:43:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:43:49","slug":"seven-killed-several-injured-in-shooting-at-virginia-walmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/terrorism\/seven-killed-several-injured-in-shooting-at-virginia-walmart\/2022\/11\/23\/hasan\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven killed, several injured in shooting at Virginia Walmart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chesapeake, Nov<\/span> 23<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span> Seven<\/span> people<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> shooting<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> Walmart<\/span> in<\/span> Chesapeake,<\/span> Va.,<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> shooting<\/span> at<\/span> an<\/span> LGBTQ<\/span> nightclub<\/span> in<\/span> Colorado<\/span> killed<\/span> five<\/span> and<\/span> injured<\/span> 17.<\/span> died<\/span> and<\/span> several<\/span> were<\/span> injured.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Chesapeake<\/span> confirmed<\/span> the<\/span> death<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> tweet<\/span> early<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> morning,<\/span> citing<\/span> city<\/span> police.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Police<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> initial<\/span> update<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> believed<\/span> fewer<\/span> than<\/span> 10<\/span> people<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> killed,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Leo<\/span> Kosinski.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ads<\/span> Scroll<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span>
\n<\/span>Police<\/span> were<\/span> then<\/span> looking<\/span> for<\/span> victims<\/span> who<\/span> may<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> injured<\/span> or<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> “very<\/span> large”<\/span> store<\/span> with<\/span> many<\/span> hideouts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“I<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> sure<\/span> everyone<\/span> is<\/span> accounted<\/span> for,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> He<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> police<\/span> believe<\/span> only<\/span> one<\/span> gunman<\/span> was<\/span> killed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Police<\/span> have<\/span> yet<\/span> to<\/span> release<\/span> the<\/span> suspect’s<\/span> details,<\/span> but<\/span> multiple<\/span> media<\/span> outlets<\/span> have<\/span> identified<\/span> him<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> store<\/span> owner.<\/span> Kosinski<\/span> said<\/span> police<\/span> weren’t<\/span> sure<\/span> whether<\/span> the<\/span> shooter<\/span> was<\/span> employed<\/span> by<\/span> Walmart.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Police<\/span> were<\/span> unsure<\/span> if<\/span> the<\/span> shooter<\/span> died<\/span> from<\/span> self-inflicted<\/span> injuries. They<\/span> believed<\/span> the<\/span> shooting<\/span> took<\/span> place<\/span> inside<\/span> the<\/span> store<\/span>\u00a0but<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> body<\/span> was<\/span> found<\/span> outside.<\/span> Kosinski<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> “to<\/span> the<\/span> best<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> knowledge”<\/span> the<\/span> police<\/span> had<\/span> never<\/span> been<\/span> shot.<\/span> “I<\/span> think<\/span> the<\/span> shooting<\/span> stopped<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> police<\/span> arrived.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tuesday’s<\/span> bloodbath<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> episode<\/span> of<\/span> gun<\/span> violence<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> to<\/span> ignite<\/span> debate<\/span> about<\/span> tougher<\/span> restrictions<\/span> on<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> guns.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ads<\/span> Scroll<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> City<\/span> of<\/span> Chesapeake<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Twitter<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> conference<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Walmart<\/span> shooting<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> held<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> at<\/span> 8<\/span> a.m.<\/span> local<\/span> time.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Walmart<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> earlier<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> “shocked”<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> violence<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> working<\/span> closely<\/span> with<\/span> law<\/span> enforcement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> spokesman<\/span> for<\/span> Sentara<\/span> Norfolk<\/span> General<\/span> Hospital<\/span> told<\/span> WAVY<\/span> his<\/span> television<\/span> that<\/span> five<\/span> patients<\/span> were<\/span> being<\/span> treated<\/span> there.<\/span> “I<\/span> am<\/span> disgusted<\/span> by<\/span> reports<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> shooting<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> Walmart<\/span> in<\/span> Chesapeake<\/span> this<\/span> time.<\/span> We<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> monitoring<\/span> developments<\/span> closely,”<\/span> Virginia<\/span> Senator<\/span> Mark<\/span> Warner<\/span> tweeted<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Police<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> immediately<\/span> respond<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> Reuters<\/span> request<\/span> for<\/span> further<\/span> comment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chesapeake, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Seven people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., days after a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado killed five and injured 17. died and several were injured. The city of Chesapeake confirmed the death in a tweet early Wednesday morning, citing city police. Police […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[213,342,36,76,174],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/LO.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1943"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1946,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943\/revisions\/1946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}