A gunman opened fire inside a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night and killed six people before turning the gun on himself (Picture: PA)
The shooter who killed six people and himself at a Walmart store has been identified as a 31-year-old overnight manager.
Walmart named the gunman as Andre Bing, who worked at the store in Chesapeake, Virginia, since 2010, according to The New York Times. Police and city officials also confirmed his identity.
Bing used a pistol in the shooting that happened on Tuesday just after 10pm, about an hour before the store closed, police said. He was armed with one handgun and was carrying multiple magazines, according to city officials. Bing turned the gun on himself after opening fire on fellow employees.
Former co-workers said Bing’s shifts started at 10pm and that he supervised employees unloading grocery pallets, restocking shelves and cleaning. Bing taped the camera on his phone and said he feared that he was being watched by the government, two of his former colleagues told the newspaper.
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‘Everyone called him weird,’ said Shaundrayia Reese, 27, who worked the overnight shift at the store from 2015 to 2018. ‘That was all anyone could say about Andre.’
A former manager on the shift before Bing’s, Nathan Sinclair, 21, said he had arguments with Bing including one in October about unloading a truck.
‘He had an attitude. He was kind of aggressive,’ Sinclair told The Times. ‘There were moments where he was OK, but he was definitely hard to work with and a little hostile.’
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon stated on LinkedIn: ‘The devastating news of last night’s shooting at our Chesapeake, VA store at the hands of one of our associates has hit our Walmart family hard.
‘My heart hurts for our associates and the Chesapeake community who have lost or injured loved ones.’
Walmart stated: ‘We are shocked at this tragic event at our Chesapeake, Virginia store.
‘We’re praying for those impacted, the community and our associates. We’re working closely with law enforcement, and we are focused on supporting our associates.’
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Andre Bing, 31, has been named as the Walmart manager who shot and killed six people at the store and then himself.
