Virginia Beach mass shooting updates are expected at a 3 p.m. press conference. Watch a livestream as official release the latest news.
Virginia Beach mass shooting updates are expected at 3 p.m.
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The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) June 1,2019
Officials released the names of the 12 Virginia Beach shooting victims at a morning press conference.
Here they are. The 12 people taken from this world so tragically yesterday. I remember seeing one of these victims being carried out yesterday by first responders. They were working so hard to save them. My heart is completely broken. Prayers for their families ???????????? pic.twitter.com/wr9lRjhAMp
Tamara Scott (@TamaraScottWAVY) June 1,2019
They focused on the 12 victims, mentioning the name of the suspect, DeWayne Craddock, only once.
Craddock died following a lengthy gun battle with police that left one officer injured. Fortunately, said Virginia Beach Police Chief James A. Cervera, the officer was “saved by his vest.” Four police officers immediately responded to the shooting. They included two “seasoned detectives” and two K-9 officers.
Craddock was a longtime public utilities employee. He was armed with a.45-caliber handgun equipped with a silencer. He also had extended magazines, which he repeatedly reloaded. The magazines were found empty, Cervera said.
