<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>It’s getting to where you could almost set your watch by these incidents.</div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of the <i>BBC</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63724716">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63724716</a></div><div><br></div><div>————————————————</div><div><br></div><div><h1 tabindex="-1" id="main-heading" class="ssrcss-15xko80-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: ReithSerif, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 2.75rem; font-weight: 500; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.0909090909090908; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">US shooting: Seven dead after attack in Virginia Walmart</h1></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">A man, believed to be the store manager, opened fire then turned the gun on himself, and is now dead. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">The City of Chesapeake earlier tweeted to confirm an "active shooter incident with fatalities".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Multiple others were injured in the shooting. The attacker's motive remains unclear.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Police told reporters that the attack happened at 22:12 local time (03:12 GMT).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Footage appeared online which appeared to show an eyewitness - wearing Walmart uniform - describing what happened.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">He said he had left a staff room, which a manager then entered and opened fire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">"Sadly we lost a few of our associates," the man said, clarifying that he did not know how many of his colleagues were shot.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Police spokesperson Leo Kosinski said the shooting was believed to have happened inside the store, and that the suspect acted alone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Walmart said it was "shocked at this tragic event" and that it was "working closely with law enforcement".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">A further update from police in Chesapeake is expected later on Wednesday morning. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">A spokesperson for Sentara Norfolk General Hospital was quoted by local television station WAVY-TV saying that five people were being treated there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">One woman told WAVY-TV that her brother, a 20-year-old employee of the shop, was shot just 10 minutes after signing on for work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">But she said her sibling was able to talk to relatives and send texts - saying this was "comforting".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Another woman named Joetta Jeffery told CNN that her mother had been inside the building when the attack took place, and had managed to send text messages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Ms Jeffrey said her mother was not hurt but was in shock.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Mark Warner, a Democratic senator for the state of Virginia, tweeted that he was "sickened by reports of yet another mass shooting".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Virginia state Senator L. Louise Lucas, also a Democrat, added that she was "absolutely heartbroken".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">She wrote on Twitter: "I will not rest until we find the solutions to end this gun violence epidemic in our country."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">Tuesday evening's attack comes just days after a gunman opened fire at a LGBT nightclub in the US state of Colorado, killing five people and injuring 17 others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit, serif; color: rgb(20, 20, 20);">In 2019, a mass shooting at a Walmart in the city of El Paso in Texas left 23 dead.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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