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Past their fallen colleagues. the mayor hailing those first responders. let me just say this. we will not be defined by this horror. we will go forward. we are a city of resiliency and resolve. the true character of our city is going to rest with our public, our citizens and our neighbors that we share borders with. there s one thing that is most evident that has come about. we in virginia beach are a city of heroes. we have heroes with our military, we have many members of our public that help and save lives, but most of all let me commend the officers, the people that ran into a building with an active shooter shooti shooting .45-caliber bullets and ....
Mayor of virginia beach, mayor bobby dyer. mayor. thank you, governor. it has been about 23 hours since this horror was imposed upon the city of virginia beach. and let me just say this, we ll not be defined by this horror. we will go forward, we are a city of resiliency and resolve. the true character of our city is going to rest with our public, our citizens and our neighbors that we share borders with. the governor just mentioned there was an outpouring of love and empathy and willingness to help. there is no doubt question or reservation. let me just say this, and i will be brief, there is one thing that is most evident that has come about, we in virginia beach are a city of heroes. ....
Without the question of reservation, virginia beach is a city of heroes. in the strength of virginia beach of the people of virginia and there is no doubt that going forward that we will define ourselves as a city with love and compassion for those neighbors that we lost in their families. we will not just do this over the next couple weeks this is going to be a long-term thing. this is virginia beach. thank you. at this point i would like to bring up chief. i have a lot of additional information to give at this time. the fbi has been taking over the ....
We have heroes with our military, we have many members of our public that help and save lives. but most of all, let me commend the officers, the people that ran into a building with an active shooter shooti shooting .45-caliber bullets and saved many people. without question or reservation, virginia beach is a city of heroes. and the strength of virginia beach are the people of virginia beach. and there is no doubt that going forward that we will detype define ourself as a city with love and compassion for those neighbors that we lost. and their families. and we re not going to just do this over the next couple of weeks. this is going to be a long-term thing. this is virginia beach. thank you. and at this point i would like ....
Saved many people. without thdoubt or reservation, virginia beach is a city of heroes. erica hill leading our team coverage from virginia beach. erica, we are getting a new account of the gunman killed during the shootout with police following the rampage. what can you tell us? reporter: yes, we are learning bits and pieces as we re all trying to put together a picture of who this person was. jessica, police confirming moments ago the suspect had not been fired from his job. there was some question about that, although, remember, he had a hard pass to get into areas of the building. so there was some question as to if he had been fired why he would have that pass. again, he was not fired. we are also now hearing from a co-worker of the man who, again, police say opened fire in the workplace, taking those 12 lives on friday. so this other person who works in the building says that both he and the suspect had exchanged words, that they would talk now and then. he said, look, he seeme ....