friends, co-workers, neighbors, colleagues. you know, at this point i would like to turn things over to chief cervera to give you the information that we have so far. the mayor, as you saw, could hardly continue. the police chief, understandably, struggled as well. right now we have a lot of questions. the whys, they will come later. right now we have more questions really than we have answers. we re a little more than two hours into this event, and we use the word event, that s a cop term. this devastating incident that happened that none of us want to be here to talk about, this devastating incident that is going to change the lives of a number of families from our city. local station wvec managed to speak with a witness. her name is megan banton. she works inside the building. just we just heard there was an active shooter and we just barricaded ourselves in offices to make sure that we were all safe, and i called 911 just to get them to come there as fast as p
restores heart rhythms, helps you back from strokes, and keeps you healthy your whole life. from the day you re born we never stop taking care of you. we are so grateful to see you sunday morning at 7:01. i m christi paul. i m victor blackwell. let meet talk about this handwritten note that was posted on the front door of their home last night, this is from the family of the man who killed 12 people in virginia beach friday. they are offering their c condolences. our colleague erica hill is in virginia beach with the latest this morning. police have spoken with them and their neighbors wonder what they have to say and now they are sharing their feelings after this horrible tragedy there. yeah. absolutely. that was shared with us as well. from what we understand is pretty much all they have to say at the moment which in many ways is not surprising and certainly this push for the focus to be on the victims is something we are not just hearing from the community but fr
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. we re going to f
committing his crimes. he seemed like a nice guy. he introduced himself when we first moved in. how police were able to keep that gunman from wounding more. tariffs threat. what the president ignored before presepti-sepsenting his . we begin with the breaking news on that mass shooting in virginia beach. 12 people are dead. at least four others wounded. the suspect was killed. it all unfolded yesterday when a long time city employee walked into the municipal building and opened fire. a federal law enforcement analyst says his name is dewayne craddock. police recovered a .45-caliber handgun and empty magazines. here is what happened when the police officers confronted the gunman. engaged with the suspect and i can tell you that it was a long gun battle between those four officers and that suspect. even though he was involved in a long-term moving gun battle with the officers. when he went down, they did what cops do. they rendered first aid to the individual. famil
of the town s municipal buildings and opened fir. officials tonight say the shooter killed 11 people across multiple floors of that building. though i have to tell you we are hearing reports the death tol may rise from 11 to a higher number. another six people injured and taken to the hospital. with 11 people killed this is the largest number of people killed in a mass shooting since november which itself is a remarkable thing to have to say. november 12th were shot dead in a bar in thousand oaks california. as of right now we know the death toll is 11 in virginia boech. this is the mayor of virginia beach bobby dyer. this is the most devastating day in the history of virginia beach. the people involved are our friends, coworkers, neighbors, colleagues. that is the mayor of virginia beach. the chief of police in virginia beach says the suspect worked for the virginia beach department of public utilities. the chief says the suspect stepped into the building that houses tha