Solesky could not confirm whether the victims were all employees.Įmployee Jessie Wilczewski told Norfolk television station WAVY that she hid under the table, and Bing looked and pointed his gun at her. Solesky said Bing used a pistol, and police said later that he had multiple magazines.
Her mother, Vera McDuffie, saw officers approach Bing’s front door with a battering ram.Ĭhesapeake Police Chief Mark G. That’s what a lot of people said about him,” she said.Ī neighbor, Alicia McDuffie, said police “swarmed the whole street” in the middle of the night and forced their way into Bing’s house. That’s just the type of person that he was. I think he just looked for little things to go about, because he had the authority. Tyler, who started at Walmart two months ago, said she never had a negative encounter with Bing, but others told her that he was “the manager to look out for.” She said Bing had a history of writing people up for no reason. He didn’t look at anybody in any specific type of way." “He was just shooting all throughout the room. Tyler, who worked with Bing just the night before, said he did not aim at anyone specific.
Like, if you do have an active shooter, this is how you respond.” I thought it was like a test type of thing. Walmart said in a statement that Bing was an overnight team leader and had been with the company since 2010.Īt first, Tyler didn’t think the shooting was real. Three others were taken to hospitals where they died of their wounds. One of the slain victims was found near the front of the store. Officials said on the city's Twitter account that three of the dead, including Bing, were found in the break room. “I saw the smoke leaving the gun, and I literally watched bodies drop.
“It is by the grace of God that a bullet missed me,” Tyler said. She said the meeting was about to start, and a team leader said: “All right guys, we have a light night ahead of us," when another team leader, 31-year-old Andre Bing, turned around and opened fire on the staff.
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The store in Chesapeake, Virginia’s second-largest city, was busy just before the attack Tuesday night as people stocked up ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, a shopper told a local TV station.Įmployee Briana Tyler said the overnight stocking team of 15 to 20 people had just gathered in the break room to go over the morning plan. There was no clear motive for the shooting, which also left at least six people wounded, including one critically. The gunman, who apparently shot himself, was dead when officers found him, police said. A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of a Virginia store, killing six people in the country’s second high-profile mass shooting in four days, police and witnesses said Wednesday. Walgreens: Most stores are open with adjusted operating hours from 9 a.m.Vons: Stores are open with modified hours.Safeway: Select locations are open with varied hours.Rite Aid: Select stores are open, but some may be closed or operating with reduced hours.Pharmacies are closed, but select locations will be open. Giant Food: Select locations are open from 8 a.m.Call ahead to confirm local hours or find them here. Some pharmacies may be closed or have reduced hours. CVS: Many CVS pharmacy locations (including 24-hour locations) will remain open on Christmas Day.Albertsons: Select locations are open with varied or adjusted hours.ACME: Stores are open with modified hours.The following stores will be open on Christmas Day: Certain locations may have varying hours, so check with your local store before going out to ensure you'll find doors open upon arrival.
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