Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 24th Nov. According to the local police and law enforcement authorities stated on Wednesday that six people died in the shooting at a Walmart store in Virginia’s Chesapeake.
Local media reports said that multiple people were killed and injured in a shooting incident reported from the US state of Virginia on Tuesday, officials said.
The officials added the shooter is also believed to be dead.
Chesapeake Police cited that the shooting was reported at a Walmart store in Virginia’s Chesapeake.
According to television news reports police responded to the store around 10:12 pm (local time) and found evidence of a shooting inside.
Police officers entered the store and discovered multiple people dead and injured, Kosinski said.
Chesapeake Police public information officer Leo Kosinski added that police couldn’t yet confirm a specific number of deaths, but they believe it’s “less than ten.”
Kosinski told the reporters that the shooter is believed to be among the dead.
Chesapeake city officials requested people to stay away from the store after the investigation.
The city said in a tweet that “Chesapeake Police confirm an active shooter incident with fatalities at the Walmart on Sam’s Circle. The shooter is deceased,”.
“Follow us here for the only official updates. Our first responders are well-trained and prepared to respond; please give them space to do so,” it added.
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