Waiting to hear from police in Virginia Beach. That will happen any minute now. Well bring you that News Conference as it begins. But lets set the stage for you at this hour and just remind you how we got here. Everything happening in the building that is just behind me, just about 24 hours ago. This was as the work week was wrapping up. A friday afternoon at 4 00, employees getting ready to start their weekend. Witnesses say the shooter walked through all three floors of that building killing and wounding people. City leaders, understandably, still very much in shock. Lives of 12 people were cut short by a senseless incomprehensible act of violence. I have worked with most of them for many years. We want you to know who they were. So in the days and weeks to come, you will learn what they meant to all of us. To their families. To their friends. And to their coworkers. They leave a void that we will never be able to fill. The city manager, as you heard, wants the nation to know the peo
Expecting a press conference to begin. So this is very fluid, what is happening right now. Well, of course, bring that to you live when it happens. But heres what we know right now. Sources say that this suspect was a disgruntled employee. He was killed in a shootout with police. Now, they say that a. 45 caliber pistol was found near the shooter along with a suppresser and several empty higher capacity magazines. This all happened late yesterday afternoon. Police say the suspect started shooting on all three floors of that building and Officials Say they found victims on all three floors of this building behind me. Lets go now to the courthouse where this News Conference will happen. Brian todd is there. Hes been following this story all night. What are you learning . Reporter right, victor. Were anticipating this News Conference any moment now. And were eagerly anticipating it, because we hope they will give new afghanistinformation a the shooting unfolded. Some of the details about w
First, though, this Morning Police and city officials gave really an emotional update on the situation. Watch. We will turn our attention for the remainder of today to assigned family and Liaison Officers to support those families that have been stricken by this horrible event. We are going to wrap our arms around those that serve with us here in Virginia Beach. And we are going to make sure their families, their loved ones are taken care of and are supported, and that we guide them through the days and weeks ahead. We have a significant number of employees that have been mentally and physically affected by what they we want through yesterday, and the vision and the images they had to experience inside one of our major Office Buildings here in the municipal center. The police also confirmed the name of the suspect, dewayne craddock. He was killed by a Police Officer in a shootout. He had been employed with the city of Virginia Beach for the past 15 years. Were going to focus on the vic
Virginia beach for cnns special coverage of a deadly workplace shooting. Its an all too familiar scene here in Virginia Beach, 12 people murdered in the deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year. Four other people are injured after police say a disgruntled employee started indiscriminately shooting at a City Government building. And now once again a community is in mourning. This is a day that none of us thought we would ever live in. I think for all of us that are residents here, we all went to bed last night hoping we would wake up today and its just a bad dream. But its our reality. And these are the faces that matter. These are the faces at the center of heartbreak. 11 of these 12 were dedicated employees, murdered at their workplace. They have years and years of service to their community. One was a contractor coming in for a permit. We want you to see their faces and hear their names. Laquita c. Brown, she was a rightofway agent and worked in public works for 4 1 2 y