America.. An employee kills 6 in a Wal-Mart store in Virginia, then commits suicide

Police forces at the scene of the Walmart, Virginia shooting.

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Police in the US state of Virginia said yesterday that the suspect in the shooting that killed six people the night before last at a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake was an employee and committed suicide at the scene.

US President Joe Biden condemned the incident, which he said was "another insane act of violence."

"More families are now experiencing the worst tragedy and pain imaginable," he said in a statement issued by the White House, as Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving today.

"The suspect died of injuries that we believe resulted from a self-inflicted gunshot wound," the city's police chief, Mark Suleski, told a news conference.

The gunfire also resulted in the injury of four people who were taken to nearby hospitals, and their condition is unknown.

Earlier, the municipality announced in a tweet, "Chesapeake Police confirm that seven people were killed, including the shooter, as a result of the shooting last night, at Walmart at Sam's Circle."

And the shooter is the only suspect in the new incident, which took place in the city of Chesapeake, located at a distance of 240 km from Washington.

"We found several victims and a number of wounded," city police official Leo Kozinski told reporters, noting that the intervention teams stormed the store "immediately" upon their arrival at the site after receiving an emergency call.

"We believe we have one shooter, and he is dead," he added.

Images broadcast by the news media showed a large number of policemen at the scene of the shooting.

Kosinski said investigators are conducting thorough searches of the store and securing its perimeter.

The Walmart Group tweeted that it was "shocked by this tragic incident at our store in Chesapeake, Virginia."

"We are cooperating closely with law enforcement agencies," the retail giant added.

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