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| Virginia Beach shooting: mourners gather to remember victims at vigil | Virginia Beach shooting: mourners gather to remember victims at vigil |
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| Hundreds gathered on Sunday night to remember the 12 people who were killed in a mass shooting in a government building in Virginia Beach on Friday. City and state officials were among the mourners at Piney Grove Baptist Church. | Hundreds gathered on Sunday night to remember the 12 people who were killed in a mass shooting in a government building in Virginia Beach on Friday. City and state officials were among the mourners at Piney Grove Baptist Church. |
| A mass shooting couldn’t happen in Virginia Beach … until it did | A mass shooting couldn’t happen in Virginia Beach … until it did |
| Rabbi Israel Zoberman of Virginia Beach was among the speakers reflecting on the events of the past 48 hours. A son of Holocaust survivors who escaped Poland in the second world war, he said the city “lost its beautiful but also blinding innocence” in the attack. | Rabbi Israel Zoberman of Virginia Beach was among the speakers reflecting on the events of the past 48 hours. A son of Holocaust survivors who escaped Poland in the second world war, he said the city “lost its beautiful but also blinding innocence” in the attack. |
| The vigil closed with the lighting of 12 candles alongside a framed photograph of each victim. A woman read each name aloud as she lit the candles. | The vigil closed with the lighting of 12 candles alongside a framed photograph of each victim. A woman read each name aloud as she lit the candles. |
| Four people were severely wounded in the shooting. | Four people were severely wounded in the shooting. |
| Police have sought not to add to speculation over why the gunman, DeWayne Craddock, acted as he did. Police have not announced that he left any note, internet message or manifesto. Police said he had no specific target, shooting indiscriminately, including a first victim in a vehicle in the parking lot before he went inside. | Police have sought not to add to speculation over why the gunman, DeWayne Craddock, acted as he did. Police have not announced that he left any note, internet message or manifesto. Police said he had no specific target, shooting indiscriminately, including a first victim in a vehicle in the parking lot before he went inside. |
| He was shot and fatally wounded by police after a gun battle in the maze-like halls of a 1970s-era municipal building, having at one time shot through a closed door and wall. | He was shot and fatally wounded by police after a gun battle in the maze-like halls of a 1970s-era municipal building, having at one time shot through a closed door and wall. |
| Virginia Beach police chief James Cervera described the gunman as “disgruntled” but declined to say more about what may have precipitated the attack. | Virginia Beach police chief James Cervera described the gunman as “disgruntled” but declined to say more about what may have precipitated the attack. |
| The gunman was employed by the city as an engineer. He declared his intention to quit by email in the morning and started shooting at his workplace of almost 15 years late that same afternoon, about 4pm. | The gunman was employed by the city as an engineer. He declared his intention to quit by email in the morning and started shooting at his workplace of almost 15 years late that same afternoon, about 4pm. |
| His bosses said he was an employee in good standing with no disciplinary actions pending and was not going to be fired. | His bosses said he was an employee in good standing with no disciplinary actions pending and was not going to be fired. |
| “To the extent that the subject’s employment status has anything do with these events, that will be part of the ongoing investigation,” Virginia Beach city manager Dave Hansen told reporters. | “To the extent that the subject’s employment status has anything do with these events, that will be part of the ongoing investigation,” Virginia Beach city manager Dave Hansen told reporters. |
| On Monday city communications director Julie Hill said the email was brief, unremarkable and did not contain anything that foreshadowed what happened next. The resignation letter, Hill added, is now part of the investigative file and must be cleared by detectives for public release. | |
| Virginia Beach shooting: Booker and Warren seek focus on all gun violence | Virginia Beach shooting: Booker and Warren seek focus on all gun violence |
| The gunman’s parents posted a handwritten note on the front door of their Yorktown, Virginia, home on Saturday, expressing sorrow and prayers for the victims. | |
| “We are grieving the loss of our loved one. At this time we wish to focus on the victims and the lives loss during yesterday’s tragic event,” the note said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who loss their lives, and those recovering in the hospital.” | “We are grieving the loss of our loved one. At this time we wish to focus on the victims and the lives loss during yesterday’s tragic event,” the note said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who loss their lives, and those recovering in the hospital.” |
| The hand-scrawled note stated no reason for the shooting. | The hand-scrawled note stated no reason for the shooting. |
| The shooting was the deadliest instance of US gun violence since November, when a dozen people were killed at a Los Angeles-area bar and grill by a gunman who killed himself. | The shooting was the deadliest instance of US gun violence since November, when a dozen people were killed at a Los Angeles-area bar and grill by a gunman who killed himself. |
| An impromptu memorial at the municipal center was visited by well-wishers on Sunday and media images showed family and friends holding hands and lighted candles at multiple churches. | An impromptu memorial at the municipal center was visited by well-wishers on Sunday and media images showed family and friends holding hands and lighted candles at multiple churches. |
| The Virginia Pilot reported that Greg Zanis, from a group called Crosses for Losses, drove from Chicago to deliver a dozen white wooden crosses, one each for the victims. | The Virginia Pilot reported that Greg Zanis, from a group called Crosses for Losses, drove from Chicago to deliver a dozen white wooden crosses, one each for the victims. |
| In February, Zanis delivered five crosses to a workplace in his hometown, Aurora, Illinois, after a shooting there. | In February, Zanis delivered five crosses to a workplace in his hometown, Aurora, Illinois, after a shooting there. |
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