Multiple people killed in shooting at Walmart store in Chesapeake, Va., authorities say
An assailant opened fire late Tuesday at a Walmart in the Tidewater area of Virginia, leaving several people dead, authorities said.
Officials could not provide an exact number early Tuesday of those killed and wounded at the store in Chesapeake. However, city spokeswoman Elizabeth Vaughn said police reported that there were “less than 10” fatalities.It was not clear whether anyone was wounded, and it was not clear what prompted the gunfire.
Chesapeake is a city in Virginia’s Hampton Roads/Tidewater area, about 200 miles southeast of Washington. The store, which normally is scheduled to be open until 11 p.m. is located in a major commercial area south of Interstate 64, which is known as the Hampton Roads Beltway.
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