Washington, June 1
A disgruntled veteran public utilities employee stormed a government building in the US State of Virginia and fired indiscriminately on multiple floors at his co-workers, killing at least 12 pesons and wounding six others, the police said on Saturday, in the latest incident of mass shooting in the country. The gunman was killed when the police responded to the shooting in the southeastern coastal city of Virginia Beach.
The suspect, a long-term and current Virginia Beach city employee, fired “indiscriminately” on multiple floors in a public utilities building, the police said.
Police Chief James Cervera said there was an exchange of gunfire with officers and a police officer whose ballistic vest stopped a bullet was injured. The shooting suspect was identified as DeWayne Craddock, according to a law enforcement official and a Virginia government source, CNN reported. Craddock (40), worked as a certified professional engineer for the city of Virginia Beach in the Public Utilities Department. He is listed on the department news releases as a point of contact for information on local road projects over the past several years.
“This is the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach. The people involved are our friends, coworkers, neighbour, colleagues,” Mayor Bobby Dyer said. The shooter was a disgruntled employee, the report said, quoting a Virginia government source.
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