America Shooting: Many dead, many injured after shooting at Walmart store in Virginia

Virginia: Several people were killed and several others injured in Tuesday’s shooting incident from the US state of Virginia, officials said. CNN cited Chesapeake police as reporting a shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia. According to the US broadcaster, police responded to the store at around 10:12 pm (local time) and found evidence of shots fired inside. Kosinski said that police officers entered the store and found several people dead and injured.

He said police were yet to confirm a specific number of deaths, but believed it to be “less than ten”. Chesapeake police public information officer Leo Kosinski told CNN that the shooter is believed to be among the dead.

Chesapeake city officials urged people to stay away from the store amid the investigation. The city said in a tweet, “Chesapeake Police have confirmed an active shooter incident with fatalities at the Walmart at Sam’s Circle. The shooter is dead.”

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