The shooting in Chesapeake comes as the country is still absorbing other fatal shootings, including the killing of three University of Virginia students 10 days ago.
Jeromy Basham, a manager at a solar company, was picking up supplies for a Thanksgiving luncheon for his employees on Tuesday night. He was debating which tablecloths to buy when he heard gunshots. At first he thought someone might have knocked over metal shelving with a forklift.Seconds later, he saw people sprinting down the aisles.He and others found an emergency door that led them to the parking lot. Some sought shelter behind shipping containers.
“We’re family, because you spend most of the night together,” she said. “What happened last night was awful to see.Walmart said Wednesday afternoon that it was setting up a resource center for employees at a hotel nearby. For the next two weeks, the center will offer workers and their families “counseling, meals and a place to connect with each other” from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the company said in a statement.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, not a single week in 2022 has passed without at least four mass shootings, which the group defines as an episode where four or more people, not including the assailant, are injured or killed.President Biden condemned the Chesapeake shooting as “yet another horrific and senseless act of violence” and said he and the first lady would “mourn for all those across America who have lost loved ones to these tragic shootings.
“When the facts come in at the end of all the investigations, then we’ll have time to come together and talk about what actions we can take,” he said.Ghazala F. Hashmi , a state senator representing Virginia’s 10th District, urged the federal government to act quickly.
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