Up to 10 people are dead after 'manager' opens fire in Virginia Walmart 

‘Manager started capping people’: Cops say up to TEN are dead in Walmart shooting – as worker reveals in Facebook live how manager opened fire on staff in break room leaving multiple dead and injured in Virginia store

  • Up to 10 people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia on Tuesday night
  • The gunman was said to be a ‘manager’ at the store that ‘started capping people’ in the staff room
  • Police said the the gunman is dead and were searching the store after reports of multiple injuries
  • Over 40 emergency vehicles arrived at the Walmart just before 10.30pm to reports of the shooting 

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Up to 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, after a gunman opened fire inside the store.

According to those at the scene, one of the Walmart managers entered the break room and started shooting at those inside at around 10pm on Tuesday night.

Police have said they believe the gunman is dead. They also found multiple people people injured and dead when they arrived at the scene. 

The exact number of victims is not yet clear, but a police spokesperson said that no more than 10 people have died in the mass shooting.

There are also a number of people believed to be injured as over 40 emergency service vehicles swooped to the Walmart supercenter. 

One Walmart employee, standing outside the store after the horrific attack, revealed on social media: ‘It was the manager. One of the managers.’ 

Referring to the gunman, the staff member added: ‘He blew his brains out and everything. He killed the girl in there and everything. He came in and started spraying. I’m sorry for the victims.

‘I just left the break room, the manager come in there and started capping people up in there, started shooting. Sadly we lost a few of our associates.’ 

The gunman, believed to be a manager at the store, started shooting people in a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia

The gunman, believed to be a manager at the store, started shooting people in a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia

The shooter is understood to be dead, police said. Cops also confirmed that there could be up to 10 people dead following the tragic ordeal in Walmart

The shooter is understood to be dead, police said. Cops also confirmed that there could be up to 10 people dead following the tragic ordeal in Walmart

One Walmart employee told his social media followers that his manager walked into the staff room and open fire on his colleagues

One Walmart employee told his social media followers that his manager walked into the staff room and open fire on his colleagues

Leo Kosinkski with Chesapeake PD briefs the media following the mass shooting at the Walmart store

Leo Kosinkski with Chesapeake PD briefs the media following the mass shooting at the Walmart store

Chesapeake Police Department dispatchers confirmed there was a shooting at the store, located just off Battlefield Boulevard.

Police officer Leo Kosinkski says there were multiple fatalities and injuries and that police were searching the building. 

It’s currently unclear how many people died in the Walmart this evening.

The supercenter was open to the public at the time of the shooting. 

Police now fear that there could be even more people inside the large store, either injured or hiding following the gunshots. 

Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas, who represents that portion of Chesapeake, said: ‘I am absolutely heartbroken that America’s latest mass shooting took place in a Walmart in my district in Chesapeake, Virginia tonight. 

‘I will not rest until we find the solutions to end this gun violence epidemic in our country that has taken so many lives.’ 

Forty emergency response vehicles attended the scene soon after 10pm on Tuesday night

Forty emergency response vehicles attended the scene soon after 10pm on Tuesday night

Chesapeake Police Department dispatchers confirmed there was a shooting at the store, located at 1521 Sam’s Circle

Chesapeake Police Department dispatchers confirmed there was a shooting at the store, located at 1521 Sam’s Circle

source: dailymail.co.uk