13 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Virginia Beach municipal center

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last updated 1 June 2019

An employee opened fire at Virginia Beach's municipal center on Friday, killing 12 and injuring four others, Virginia Beach police Chief Jim Cervera has announced. Officials identified the victims, 11 of whom worked for the city, and gunman on Saturday.

The suspect, DeWayne Craddock, was shot and killed by police after he fired at officers, The Virginian-Pilot reports via a Friday evening press conference with Cervera. One officer was shot but was saved thanks to his bulletproof vest, Cervera said. The four injured victims were all in surgery Friday.

The shooter was a longtime and current city employee in the public utilities department. He started shooting around 4 p.m. ET as employees were leaving the city government building for the weekend, Cervera continued. Virginia Beach Mayor Robert Dyer called this "the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach" at the press conference. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) arrived in Virginia Beach a few hours after the shooting. Kathryn Krawczyk

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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