Chesapeake, VA – Seven people were dead following a mass shooting around 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Walmart on Sam’s Circle in the city of Chesapeake.
The shooter and longtime employee, Andre Bing, is one of the seven deceased. It is believed he took his own life after opening fire in a break room.
The victims have been identified as:
Lorenzo Gamble
Lorenzo Gamble
Brian Pendleton
Brian Pendleton
Kellie Pyle
Kellie Pyle
Randall Blevins
Randall Blevins
Tyneka Johnson
Tyneka Johnson
The sixth victim is a 16-year old male resident of Chesapeake whose name and photo are being withheld due to him being a minor.
The supervisor of a Walmart who fatally shot six colleagues on Tuesday left behind a note in his phone. He talked about being harassed, confirmed officials in Chesapeake, Virginia.
“Sorry everyone but I did not plan this. I promise things just fell into place. Like, I was led by the Satan,” Andre Bing wrote. The words, “Death Note,” were titled at the top.
“My only wish would have been to start over from scratch. And that my parents would have paid more attention to my social deficits.”
Bing also referred to non-traditional cancer treatments and songwriting. He added that others thought of him as someone similar to Jeffrey Dahmer. He wrote, “I would have never killed anyone who entered my home.”
He also wrote about wanting a wife but not deserving one.
Authorities have stated that Bing legally bought a 9mm handgun the morning of the killings. During a search of his residence, a box of ammunition and a receipt for the weapon were located.
Several parts of the 11-paragraph note were redacted so that peoples’ names weren’t revealed. Bing discussed losing his dignity when he thought that his phone had been hacked.
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“I was harassed by idiots with low intelligence and a lack of wisdom. The associates gave me evil twisted grins, mocked me, and celebrated my down fall the last day.”
Some survivors of the shooting stated that Bing was known for being hostile, and funny at times. He seemingly targeted some people in the shooting. He even told one employee to go home when he realized who she was.
Bing was discovered dead in the breakroom from a self-inflicted gunshot injury. Police say that he didn’t have a criminal record. He been wearing civilian attire, without body armor.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the friend of 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson who was found dead in her hotel room while on vacation in Cabo.
Robinson traveled from North Carolina to Mexico with her friend to enjoy a getaway vacation, however, she was found unconscious one morning in the vacation rental.
Robinson’s death certificate was classified as “accidental or violent” and the cause of death listed as “severe spinal cord injury and atlas luxation” which led her family demanding answers as to what happened to her. Shortly after her death, a video surfaced showing her being beaten in the vacation rental.
Mexican authorities along with the FBI investigated the incident further and on Thursday, Mexican prosecutors said Robinson’s death was the result of a direct attack.
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An arrest warrant was issued shortly after for the friend, however, authorities have not legally disclosed the name.
According to the attorney general for Mexico’s Baja California Sur, Daniel de la Rosa, the extradition process is already underway.
