The shooter at a Wal-Mart store in Virginia was an employee and committed suicide (video)
The suspect in the shooting that killed six people Tuesday night at a Wal-Mart supermarket in Chesapeake, Virginia, was an employee and later committed suicide at the scene, police said Wednesday.
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 on Thursday.
"The suspect died of injuries we believe were self-inflicted," Mark Suleski, the city's police chief, 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, in the shooting last night at Walmart at Sam's Circle."
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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," Leo Kosinski, the city's police chief, 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 Wal-Mart group said in a tweet that it was "shocked by this tragic incident at our store in Chesapeake, Virginia."
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