VIRGINIA BEACH – Eleven of the 12 victims killed Friday in the nation’s deadliest shooting of the year worked for the city. „We want you…
VIRGINIA BEACH – Eleven of the 12 victims killed Friday in the nation’s deadliest shooting of the year worked for the city.
„We want you to know who they were so you can learn in the weeks and months to come what they meant to all of us, their families, their friends and their coworkers,“ City Manager Dave Hansen said. „They leave a void that we will never be able to fill.“
Four people were also injured in the melee that broke out Friday afternoon in the popular Virginia resort city. Two were in critical condition; a third was in fair condition, officials said. The fourth was a Virginia Beach Police officer whose life was saved by his bulletproof vest, Virginia Beach police chief Jim Cervera said.
The victims names were released by police Saturday morning:
Brown worked at public works for 4.5 years. She was remembered by Kimberlita Casper, who identified herself as Brown’s cousin, in several Facebook posts.
„I am heartbroken. My cousin’s life was taken from her today,“ she wrote.
Casper remembered a conversation with Brown where Brown spoke of doing preaching work and traveling abroad: „You could see the true joy she had.“
Even though they were at a family funeral, the two found peace in that moment. „We were smiling, laughing and so happy because we know what God promises in just a little while longer if we give our best and do not tire out.
