Wednesday 23 November 2022 11:38 PM PICTURED: Five of the six victims who were murdered in Virginia Walmart trends now
Police have identified five of the six victims killed during a mass shooting at a Virginia Walmart Tuesday, hours after naming the disgruntled manager who carried out the killing.
In a press release Wednesday evening, the City of Chesapeake identified five of the deceased victims as Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson.
The sixth deceased victim was a 16-year-old boy, the city said. His name and photo were withheld due to his age.
Earlier in the day, the city identified the shooter as 31-year-old store manager Andre Bing, who opened fire in the breakroom of the Walmart in Sam's Circuit, Chesapeake, at 10.12pm.
A total of 14 employees had been gathered there for a pre-shift meeting, police said, with local outlets reporting Bing had a list of the names of people he wished to target. It is not yet clear if any of the victims were on the list reportedly found by authorities on Bing's person.
Bing, described as a loner by those who knew him, shot 10 people in total before turning the gun on himself.
Lorenzo Gamble
Kellie Pyle
Brian Pendleton
Police have identified five of the six victims killed during a mass shooting at a Virginia Walmart Tuesday, hours after naming the disgruntled manager who carried out the killing. The sixth deceased victim was a 16-year-old boy, the city said. His name and photo were withheld due to his age
'The City of Chesapeake has always been known as the ‘City That Cares’ the release said. 'And now, more than ever, we know our City will show up and care for those who need it most.'
Andre Bing, 31, is the shooter from yesterday's Walmart rampage. Police released this photo on Wednesday. They have not confirmed whether he had a criminal record
Officials urged citizens to 'join us in praying for the family and friends of these community members who we have lost.'
Earlier in the day, the city identified the shooter as Bing, saying he was 'armed with one handgun and had multiple magazines on his person.'
There were 50 people inside the store at the time of the shooting, likely finishing some last-minute Thanksgiving errands.
Bing opened fire in the breakroom at the back of the store. He shot ten people before killing himself.
When police searched his body, they found a list of names that contained the names of the colleagues he wished to target, according to local Virginia outlet WAVY, citing an anonymous source.
Two of the victims were found next to Bing in the breakroom when police arrived, and a third was found at the front of the store.
Three others were taken to the hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
Four people are still in the hospital with unspecified injuries.
Former colleagues today described Bing as 'weird' and revealed he was so paranoid about being watched by the government that he taped over the camera on his phone.
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Bing, 31, is shown in a video filmed by a colleague in 2016. He was described by colleagues as 'weird' and 'nasty' with an attitude
Police at the scene of the shooting on Wednesday morning. The FBI has joined the investigation
Police cordon off the shooter's car in the parking lot of the Chesapeake Walmart in Virginia. Colleagues described him as being 'weird' and 'paranoid' with a 'nasty attitude'
The shooter's home in Chesapeake. It was raided on Wednesday morning as cops continued to investigate his motive
Law enforcement work the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va. A store employee shot six people dead then killed himself last night in a pre-Thanksgiving rampage
A member of the FBI works at the scene of a mass shooting at the Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, 23 November 2022
A member of the FBI works at the scene of a mass shooting at the Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, 23 November 2022
Tyneka Johnson, 22, is among the six people shot dead by a Walmart gunman in Chesapeake last night At 10.10pm last night, the shooter opened fire in a break room of the store. It's unclear if the rampage was contained to the break room or if he ventured into the store
It remains unclear if he legally owned his handgun or the 'multiple' rounds of ammunition he brought with him. Police say he was dressed in 'civilian' clothing, and was not wearing any kind of protective vest.
'Everyone called him weird. That was all anyone could say about Andre,' Shaundrayia Reese, who previously worked with him, told The New York Times.
Jalon Jones, 24, was among those shot. He is in the hospital today in stable condition
She added that he had a 'nasty attitude' - something other staff also complained about.
'He had an attitude. He was kind of aggressive.
'There were moments where he was OK, but he was definitely hard to work with and a little hostile,' Nathan Sinclair, who also used to work with him, said.
Every night, Bing hosted a meeting in the store room where he would assign tasks to the team for that night.
He would then typically go home.
'He was the type of guy who said, "I go to work and go home, I don’t have social life,' Josh Johnson said.
A Walmart spokesman told DailyMail.com: 'The alleged shooter has been identified as Andre Bing.
'We can confirm that he was a Walmart associate. Andre’s position with the company was overnight team lead and he’s been employed with us since 2010.'
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a LinkedIn statement of his own: '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. We are here for them today and in the challenging days ahead they will have our support.
'We appreciate all of our associates, first responders, and local officials who are already on site helping offer support as we work together to navigate this tragedy.'
