At least 11 people are dead, and six people were injured Friday when a shooter, who was shot and killed by police, opened fire inside a Virginia Beach building, Police Chief Jim Cevera said on Friday.
Five people were taken Virginia Beach General, and one person was being flown to the Level I Trauma Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, the Virginian-Pilot reported. The shooter was a former public utility worker with the city, although no other information has been released about the suspect.
Authorities said just before 5 p.m. via social media they believed there was just one shooter at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam urged his constituents to stay away from the area and abide law enforcement warnings in a tweet on Friday.
The shooting occurred in Building 2 of the center on Friday afternoon. It houses departments such as planning, public works and public utilities, and employees were seen exiting the building in tears, with some in need of medical assistance, according to reports by Fox News affiliate WAVY News 10.
Christina Pullen, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Norfolk, said the bureau is responding to assist Virginia Beach police, The Associated Press reported. She did not have specifics on how many people were hurt.
According to The Virginian-Pilot, City Council Member Barbara Henley had just pulled up to the City Hall building just after 4 p.m. to pick up the agenda when she heard sirens and saw police cars.
"I thought it was an accident," Henley said, according to the paper.
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Five people were taken Virginia Beach General, and one person was being flown to the Level I Trauma Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, the Virginian-Pilot reported. The shooter was a former public utility worker with the city, although no other information has been released about the suspect.
Authorities said just before 5 p.m. via social media they believed there was just one shooter at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam urged his constituents to stay away from the area and abide law enforcement warnings in a tweet on Friday.
The shooting occurred in Building 2 of the center on Friday afternoon. It houses departments such as planning, public works and public utilities, and employees were seen exiting the building in tears, with some in need of medical assistance, according to reports by Fox News affiliate WAVY News 10.
Christina Pullen, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Norfolk, said the bureau is responding to assist Virginia Beach police, The Associated Press reported. She did not have specifics on how many people were hurt.
According to The Virginian-Pilot, City Council Member Barbara Henley had just pulled up to the City Hall building just after 4 p.m. to pick up the agenda when she heard sirens and saw police cars.
"I thought it was an accident," Henley said, according to the paper.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/at-least...-complex-police-say-shooter-also-dead-reports