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At Least 11 Dead in Virginia Beach Mass Shooting at Municipal Center

Source: whotv.com - Friday, May 31, 2019
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia — At least 11 people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Virginia, police Chief James Cervera told reporters Friday night. The shooter also is dead, Cervera said. The shooter was a public utilities worker, he said. Another six people were hospitalized after the shooting, hospital officials tweeted Friday. Virginia Beach General Hospital said there were five patients there. A patient who was at Princess Anne Hospital was being transferred to Norfolk General Hospital, a Level I trauma center. The wounded included a police officer whose ballistic vest stopped a bullet, the police chief said. The shooting took place in Building 2 of the municipal center, according to police. The FBI is also responding to the incident to provide assistance to local authorities, an FBI spokeswoman told CNN.

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