Vigil earlier today in Virginia Beach for the victims of the shooting. Another vigil is scheduled tonight. All told, 12 people were killed, four wounded in the horrific incident. Among them were 11 City Employees and one contractor who was there just to get a city permit. The mayor believes the number could have been higher if it werent for the bravery of the Police Officers who engaged the shooter. Most of all, let me commend the officers, the people that ran into a building where the active shooter, shooting 45 caliber bullets, and saved many people. Eric those officers, who veteran detectives and two k9 handlers, we have the latest. Hi, mark. Reporter good afternoon to you. As you mentioned, Virginia Beach police and city officials giving us the latest information about what transpired in the last 23 hours or so. As you were talking about, it was around 4 00 yesterday, not too far from where im standing, around 300 feet, that the City Employee that was there for 15 years, working as
Reporter well, its been an extraordinary day of images, hasnt it . It began with marine one swooping down over best of youc palace. Extraordinary pictures as members of his family and members of the royal family watched. Then he made his way to westminster where he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior. There you had history being watched by the president and being made by the president as prince andrew, the queens son, led the president around and showed him around. And then there was an informal lunch with members of the royal family. And one of the moments that i think may be remarked upon and that was the image of prince harry appearing to hold back, not close to the president. Perhaps he wasnt supposed to be coming forward. But i think it will be remarked upon because of those comments with a british tabloid newspaper about meghan. And Prince Charles taking up an afternoon tea. It looked relaxed and informal. These kind of events combine extraordinary this kind of extra
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
Inconprehencible act of violence. I have worked with many of them for many years. We want you to know who they were so in the weeks and days to come you will learn what they meant to all of us. And to their families and to their friends and to their coworkers. They leave a void that we will never be able to fulfill. These are the faces that we want you to see. Eleven of 12 were dedicated employees murdered at their workplace. They have years and years of service to their community. Some 40 years. One was a contractor coming in for a permit. We want you to see their faces and hear their names. La qurks uita brown worked in public works 4 1 2 years. Tara gallagher worked six years in public works. Mary gayle worked in public works 24 years. Alexander gusev worked in the public works nine years. Katherine nixon was an engineer and worked in Public Utilities for ten years. Richard nettleton worked in Public Utilities for 29 years and Christopher Rapp was in public works for 11 months. Ryan
Dewayne Craddock, who killed twelve people and injured four others at Municipal Building 2 in Virginia Beach Friday, resigned his position with the city hours before, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The gunman, identified as DeWayne Craddock, had been a Public Utilities Engineer with the city for