Gunman was a store employee
POLICE say the person who opened fire at a Walmart store in Virginia was an employee of the retail giant.
The chief of Chesapeake Police Mark G Solesky told reporters yesterday that the gunman had also killed himself.
Six people are dead and four others are being treated in hospital after the incident in Chesapeake.
The store in Chesapeake is now safe and will likely be closed for several days during the investigation, Officer Leo Kosinski said earlier yesterday.
The gunman has not yet been named. One shopper said the store was busy just before the shooting on Tuesday night with people stocking up ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in America.
Employee Briana Tyler told ABC’S Good Morning America that workers had gathered in the store’s break room as part of their regular routine ahead of their shifts. She said: “I looked up, and my manager just opened the door and he just opened fire.”