At Least 12 Dead in Virginia Beach Shooting
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Death toll climbs to 12 in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect is deadTwelve people were killed and four others were injured when a gunman opened fire at the Virginia Beach, Virginia, municipal center on Friday afternoon, officials said.
Responding officers shot and killed the gunman, said Virginia Beach Police Chief James A. Cervera. One officer was injured and was expected to recover.
“He was saved by his vest,” the chief told reporters.
From the Center
Virginia Beach shooting: 12 killed after city worker opens fire at colleaguesAt least 12 people were killed and several injured on Friday in a mass shooting at a government building in the US state of Virginia.
The suspect, described by officials as a disgruntled city employee in Virginia Beach, fired indiscriminately in a municipal building.
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Virginia Beach officials name shooting victims as investigation continuesThe man who shot and killed 12 people at a municipal building here Friday was identified as a 15-year employee of the city Department of Public Works and all but one of his victims were city employees, authorities announced Saturday.
DeWayne Craddock, 40, of Virginia Beach, was an engineer who served as a project manager and contact for a number of utility projects, according to posts on the Virginia Beach web site.
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