Multiple people killed in shooting at Virginia Walmart

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published 23 November 2022

Multiple people were shot and killed Tuesday night inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.

It is believed there was a single shooter involved, and that person is deceased, Chesapeake Police Department spokesman Leo Kosinski told MSNBC. During a press conference, Kosinski said he did not know how many people were killed in the shooting, but it was likely "less than 10." He also said multiple people were injured in the incident.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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