questions about the suspect. the district attorney saying the formal charges will come at the next hearing. he was advised of his constitutional rights. he acknowledged those rights. he s being held without bond, pending further proceedings. the next court date is december 6th. formal charges will happen at the next court date. the charges that have been reported in the media are the arrest charges only. we will be reviewing around filing formal charges at that time. late last night, another mass shooting. the gunman, a walmart employee in chesapeake, virginia, reportedly opening fire on fellow employees in the breakroom, killing six. the victims have all been identified and includes a 16-year-old boy. the shooter using a pistol. when law enforcement arrived on scene, the shooter was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the fbi is now assisting in the investigation, and there is no clear motive as of yet.
was conducted via video, which is normal in this case. authorities calling it an advisement hearing. video showed the suspect in a wheelchair, seated in between two attorneys, we do know that he is currently being held without bond. as far as these charges that have been discussed, an important distinction here, in that he was arrested on five counts of attempted murder, five counts of murder, and five counts of bias-related or hate crimes. we anticipated hearing formal charges today. that didn t happen. and here s the d.a. explaining why. take a listen. formal charges will happen at the next court date. the tharj that have been reported in the media are the arrest charges only. we will be reviewing and filing formal charges at that time. we will be the voice for the vicks in that courtroom and fighting alongside them through this entire process.
barrett was hit seven times. one grazed him. take a listen to what he told me. started with the bullet holes. i called my dad. my best friend. we have a great relationship and i called him and i wanted to team up. i wanted him to hear my voice and i wanted to tell him i was shot. i was bleeding out. reporter: as for the 22-year-old suspect, he is still in the hospital. when he gets out we are told by the da he will be appearing via video and he will be told his arrest charges. the full charges are likely to come a couple of days after that and the da says they can get the
with the court. that should happen in the next couple of days i would guess, although that is still to be determined by his care providers at the hospital. this appearance will be by video so he will be in the jail and be appearing by video. we will advise the suspect at that time of the arrest charges and his bond status. he is being held without bond so he will not have the opportunity to be bonded out. within a few day of that first appearance is when we will return to the courtroom and file the formal charges with the court. that will be another bond advisement by the the court as well as potential punishment that is the suspect will be facing as it relates to the charges we file from the d.a. s office. it s important to note we are not going to try this case in the media. that is not to cause frustration in the community or deprive the media of information the public
i just went into combat mode. i just know i have to kill this guy before he kills us. he said he didn t know if the shooter was actually shooting at the time. i just know i had to take him down. now we also heard in that press conference a real determination to seek justice to try to suspect here in colorado springs where this shooting happened and the d.a. said no formal charges yet against the suspect. they will be begin to be filed when he is released from the hospital. that could happen in a couple of days. he will appear by video link and he will be told of his arrest charges. the formal charges will come a few days after that and the investigation will go on, he said, maybe even up until the time that a trial starts. the d.a. stressed that he does not want to try this case in the media because he does not want to jeopardize this case in any