The Victims
Laquita C. Brown
Ryan Keith Cox
Tara Welch Gallagher
Mary Louise Gayle
Alexander Mikhail Gusev
Joshua O. Hardy
Michelle “Missy” Langer
Richard H. Nettleton
Katherine A. Nixon
Christopher Kelly Rapp
Herbert “Bert” Snelling
Robert “Bobby” Williams
Officials could offer no clear motive or explanation for what Police Chief James A. Cervera called a “horrific event of unbelievable proportion.” Authorities identified DeWayne Craddock as the shooter who killed 12 people, and said the guns he used had been legally purchased.
One worked for the city government for 41 years; another for just 11 months. A third was a contractor who was filing a permit at the worst time possible.
Those who lived through the rampage in Virginia Beach ducked for cover, barricaded themselves and did what countless Americans have learned to do in recent years during active-shooter training.
Investigators on Saturday combed through DeWayne Craddock’s life and interviewed city employees to try to explain why the 40-year-old so violently lashed out, killing 12 people.
Each year, Democrats propose multiple gun-control measures. Each year, Republican legislators vote them down.
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At a California event, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged that he would be held accountable, as activists shouted “Impeach!”
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Everett Raymond Kinstler
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