A police tape is seen on the web site of a deadly capturing in a Walmart on November 23, 2022 in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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The Walmart evening crew supervisor who shot and killed six his co-workers Tuesday used a handgun he bought the morning of the assault and left a “dying notice,” based on particulars launched Friday by Chesapeake, Virginia, officers.
The brand new particulars point out 31-year-old Andre Bing used a 9-millimeter pistol which he legally bought from a neighborhood retailer the identical day because the capturing.
Officers stated they discovered ammunition, a receipt and paperwork associated to the gun buy at Bing’s residence.
Police responded to the capturing shortly after 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, minutes after the assault was reported, and mere days earlier than Thanksgiving and the kickoff of the vacation procuring season. Bing, who officers stated had no prison historical past, died on the scene from an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The notice recovered on Bing’s cellphone revealed complaints the mass shooter had about his co-workers and supplied a glimpse into his potential motive for the lethal capturing.
Within the notice, which included references to God and the Holy Spirit, Bing described alleged harassment by his co-workers. His former colleagues told The New York Times earlier this week had described him as “bizarre” and stated he would typically reveal a “nasty perspective.”
Officers added that two victims are being handled in space hospitals. One stays in essential situation, whereas the opposite was enhancing.
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