Katherine Nixon was a civil engineer who worked for more than 10 years in the Virginia Beach Public Works office and was one of 11 killed in a shooting on May 31.
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Katherine Nixon.
Katherine Nixon is a city of Virginia Beach public works employee who was fatally shot when a co-worker opened fire at their Municipal Center office on May 31. Nixon was killed along with 10 co-workers and a contractor who was in the office to get a permit, authorities say. The gunman was killed by police.
Kate Nixon was 42 and was a civil engineer in Virginia Beach for more than 10 years. She was born Katherine Lusich on September 7,1976, in California. She is survived by her husband, Jason Nixon, and their three daughters, along with her parents and siblings. You can read about the other 11 victims of the mass shooting here.
Katherine Nixon.
Katherine Lusich Nixon was originally from Bakersfield, California. She graduated from California State University Chico in 2003 with a civil engineering degree, according to her Linkedin profile. After college, Nixon worked as a project manager at Choctaw Engineering.
Nixon began working at the City of Virginia Beach as a regulatory compliance manager in September 2009.
Kate Nixon with her husband and daughters.
Kate Nixon and her husband, Jason Nixon, had been married since 2000, according to her Facebook page.
