a police officer from virginia beach who fortunately had on a bully her best. s a horrific day. for the commonwealth of virginia. our hearts ache. over the senseless highlands that has been inflicted upon the virginia beach communicate. today. my deepest condolences and prayers go to the families. of those who left home this morning. and will not return. tonight. they were all someone's child. and many were someone's. karen. they were heading into the summer weekend. that they should be taking. in this manner is the worst kind of tragedy. their families are facing painful. loss and grief. in the neighborhood. in this community. and then our commonwealth. but sympathy doesn't feel the whole. we must take care of the families. these horrific tragedies cast our souls. grief doesn't pass quickly. it last far beyond. he's coming days and these families will need support. in the month. and years to come. i'm also praying. who were injured in this tragedy and hoping for their full. recovery. along with the pain of their own injuries. they face a loss of their co-worker

tragedy in virginia beach. with peter alexander, live from virginia beach and sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, and welcome to "today," thank you for joining us. dylan is here with me at the table while peter is in virginia beach and once again, we're waking up to news of another mass shooting, the latest details here. police say the man was a long time city employee, entering his workplace with at least one gun and a silencer that muffled the sounds and shooting indiscriminately as we walked through three floors of the building. i know it is quite a scene there again this morning. peter. >> you're exactly right, the community still really numb to what just happened in the last 24 hours. virginia beach has now been added to that growing list of american chunommunities shatter by gun violence. it happened here at this beautiful campus, colonial style building, the deadliest mass shooting in the country this year. just as workers were preparing to leave fo

and the strength of virginia beach are the people of virginia.t that going forward that we will define ourselves as a city with love and compassion for those neighbors that we lost and their families. >> the editorial board of the new the virginia pilot is weighing in. this was the deadliest shooting in virginia beach history and worst in the united states this year. that distinction is unlikely to hold for long. thus, we are challenged, either we resign ourselves to the fact that what happened in virginia beach on friday and countless other communities before it is part of life in america, or we commit ourselves to something different. the choice is ours to make. joining me, reporter for the newspaper, jane harper, reports on courts and crimes in virginia. we talked about the municipal complex, the campus we're on. help us understand what happens here on a day-to-day basis? >> most everything involving city government is located in this area, the courthouses and city hall and anything that citizens need to do, it is pretty much located right her

>> the strength of virginia beach are the people of virginia beach. and we're resilient. we're going to be responsive and we're going to come together as a community. you know, right now everybody always had that feeling, that we were a safe community, because of our public safety people. we're going to restore that confidence. and i'm sure that, you know, the community is just going to come together and rally around, you know, not only the families, but just as a community, that, you know, we are -- this unfortunate event does not define virginia beach. what defines virginia beach is the strength and resolve of the people. >> a lot of city business happened in that building. >> yes. >> which is now a crime scene. cars still in the parking lot. investigators on scene. how will you continue the business of the city monday morning? >> i'll tell what you, obviously we're not going to have access to that building. but i am confident our city manager will find contingency plans. you know, once again, the people's house was violated. you know, that's where people came, people w

there have been a number of vigils taken place already here in virginia beach. there was one this morning at a movie theater that the governor of the commonwealth of virginia ralph northam attended and one this evening at old dominion in norfolk. what i want to stress is this is a large city. this is the largest city in the commonwealth. larger than the capitol richmond. but it is a very close-knit community as i keep hearing as i talk to people who live here and where i'm standing now in this municipal complex is a close community within a close community. i think it is a good analogy to say this is like a college campus with government buildings on it and the attack took place in the building right behind me. this is something that came up during the course of the press conference that took place this morning. the city manager and the chief of police talking about how long the folks who were killed had worked for the city of virginia beach. there was one man killed who had worked here for 41 years. so these were familiar faces and people familiar with them and

we're in virginia beach. and they have so many military families, a second fleet here, united states navy has air stations throughout. they know how to deal with puncture wounds. i am listening for condition of the three patients in critical condition. how did they fair the night, what is their prognosis, and also protocols and how to be sure this doesn't happen again. whenever something like this happens, david, there are things we learn on how to make the country safer, and there's always acts of heroism and sacrifice. we will find out who the heroes of the moment are, how they sacrificed, what they did, and some quick thinking that may have led more lives to be saved because when you look at the situation, it could have been worse. a well armed gunman was up against victims. >> 45 caliber semi automatic. hans, help us understand what was happening at the hospital overnight. they have been tight lipped about what was going on there. describe the scene at the hospital. you mention a level three trauma hospit

tonight, it is virginia beach. this is the most devastating day in the history of virginia beach. the people involved are our friend, coworkers. neighbors. colleagues. you know, at this point i would like to turn things over to chief. to give you the information that we have so far. >> the mayor as you saw could hardly continue. the police chief understandably struggled as well. >> right now we have a will the of questions. a will the lot of questions. the whys will come later. rite now we have more questions than answers. a little more than two hours into this event. and we use the word devastating incident that happened that none of us want to be here talking about. this incident that will change the lives of a number of families from our city. >> local station managed to speak with a witness her name is meghan banten. she works inside the building. >> just we just heard there was an active shooter and just barricaded ourselves in offices to make sure that we were all safe. and i called 911. just to get them to come there as fast as possible. >> what was going on at the point wh

beach, they live in virginia beach, they come to virginia beach and play. we're going to come together, as a community. and we're going to be there for the families, and we're going to be there for, let's not forget, a number of other employees, that were in that building, at the time that are going to have the nightmares, but this situation was a nightmare that no one ever wants to live through. >> mayor bobby dyer, virginia beach, thank you so much. we're thinking about you. and we appreciate you coming on. especially at this time. and obviously, you and the community are devastated. thanks again, mayor. >> and thank you so much, and you know, appreciate it, god bless, have a good night. thank you all. >> you as well. >>> we have much more to come on our breaking news tonight. the death toll is up now to 12 in this mass shooting in virginia beach. at least four people hospitalized. that obvious? yes it is. you know, maybe you'd worry less if you got geico to help with your homeowners insurance. i didn't know geico could helps with homeowners insurance. ye

this time in virginia beach.welve people murdered in the deadliest mass shooting in the united states this year. four other people are injured after police say a disgruntled employee started indiscriminately shooting at a city government building that is behind me called building 2 it. it's on the campus of more than 20 municipal city buildings. now, once again, a city is in mourning. >> the lives of 12 people were cut short by a senseless inconprehencible act of violence. i have worked with many of them for many years. we want you to know who they were so in the weeks and days to come you will learn what they meant to all of us. and to their families and to their friends and to their coworkers. they leave a void that we will never be able to fulfill. >> these are the faces that we want you to see. eleven of 12 were dedicated employees murdered at their workplace. they have years and years of service to their community. some 40 years. one was a contractor coming in for a permit. we want you to see their faces and

victor blackwell is live with us in virginia beach, virginia, as we wait for this press conference to learn more about the mass shooting there late yesterday. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, christi. we are waiting to get more on the breaking news. at least 12 people are dead, four others are injured after this gunman started shooting at his coworkers at the virginia beach municipal center. again, any moment now, we're expecting a press conference to begin. so this is very fluid, what is happening right now. we'll, of course, bring that to you live when it happens. but here's what we know right now. sources say that this suspect was a disgruntled employee. he was killed in a shoot-out with police. now, they say that a .45 caliber pistol was found near the shooter along with a suppresser and several empty higher capacity magazines. this all happened late yesterday afternoon. police say the suspect started shooting on all three floors of that building and officials say they found victims on all three floors of this building behind me. let's go now to the courthou

this time it's in virginia beach.re officially the first national co-chairman of the biden campaign. what will joe biden do as president to combat gun violence? >> well, don, let me just first start by offering my prayers and condolences to the people in virginia beach but also saying that what i was taught in sunday school was that faith without works is dead. and congress has to do something. but one of the reasons why i'm supporting vice president biden is because he took on the nra twice and beat them. so it was the assault weapons ban and when he passed the brady bill to require background checks in the first place. so if you look at his track record, take on the nra, i think it's been successful. we have to act. we have to do something. and we can't rely on congress. the republican party, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, they're a wholly owned subsidiary of the national rifle association. so until the nra gives them permission to do something they won't do it. and that stifles what we're trying to d

they say it takes a village to raise a child, virginia beach has raised me to be who i am and now i'm proud to be in a position where being through this before at virginia tech,ed i can stand here and say we're going to come together like we did after virginia tech, and we're going to do so stronger, smarter, have more tolerance for our differences. virginia beach will define this moment and this hour. >> while you're pledging to be proactive, when you look at the totality of what has happened, whether it be here, whether it be las vegas, whether it be n newtown, how do you try to make sense of or look at it as a microcosm, you know, of a problem, of something that still needs to be addressed? i mean, how do you get at it? is it a cultural thing? you know, is it about access? i mean, where do you begin? once you've conferrmforted one another or unified, where do you begin grappling with what is the root of this problem, why is this happening, why does it continue to happen, no matter where you are geographically in the united states? >> i study sociology at virginia tech and we look a

virginia beach. virginia beach is a fairly big coastal city at the southeastern tip of virginia obviously right on the beach. it is on the border with north carolina. it's a good-size city. this afternoon just past 4:00 p.m., a suspect described as a long-time city employee, a current employee, walked into one of the towns municipal buildings and opened fire. officials tonight say the shooter killed 11 people across multiple floors of that building. i have to tell you we are hearing reports that the death toll may rise from 11 to an even higher number. another six people were injured and taken to the hospital. with 11 people killed, this is the largest number of people killed in a mass shooting since november. which itself is a remarkable thing to have to say. november 12th people were shot dead in a bar in thousand oaks, california. as of right now, we know the death toll is 11 in virginia beach. this is the mayor of virginia beach, bobby dire. >> this is the most devastating day in the history of v

back with the breaking news in virginia beach. updates from the police and hospitals. they are scheduled for a news conference at the top tof the hour. what we are hearing is graphic. the woman who took this picture explains how it all happened to peter alexander. >> first i saw all of the police with sgguns returning toward th building. i was parked between the buildings. i saw this man and police officer come running by and come to the front of my car. he had blood all over himself. i opened my door. i had my grandson in the car. i opened my door and said i'm an rn. do you need me to help you. the police said no. get back in your car. >> 12 people were killed in the shooting. join me now is the democrat from new york and member of the foreign affairs and financial services chit ommittee. good morning to you. we didn't bring you on to talk about sggun control on capitol hill. what is the suppose expect pros after yet another shooting? >> i don't know. i'm sure we will have a moment of silence again. i'm tired of that without acti

special coverage of a deadly workplace shooting in virginia beach, virginia. we start with an update from the hospitals. they're working to care for the injured patients still in the hospital. right now three people are in intensive care at virginia beach general hospital. there's another person being treated at a hospital nearby. we know that patient is in critical condition. one emergency department physician described the chaos as victims started to arrive at the hospital. >> controlled chaos. staff everywhere. a number of folks in different roles attending to their roles and a few people in the middle kind of directing traffic. this is withhat we train for. this is why we chose to go into these professions. when it's actually happening and the scale that it's happening, it becomes surreal. you have to just focus, compartme compartmentalize. >> the community is mourning the loss of 12 people today. 11 of these people were murdered at their workplace. they have years and years of service to their community. one was a contractor coming in for a permit. this i

this is virginia beach. thank you. at this point i would like to bring up chief. >> i have a lot of additional information to give at this time. the fbi has been taking over the evidence recovery in the years he has responded income as a group of 40 individuals over virginia beach. it was time-consuming, meticulous process it is not what you see on tv and not what you see in the movies. it's a time-consuming process and of taking the assignment on, many are doing and fantastic job inside the building, the evidence text also inside the building will be there for quite some time. we have been able, the other thing is the manager said earlier, we will have memories of the virginia beach police on guard assigned to the families, we want to make sure they have the liaisons for everything that they need at this point and we want the family members and the friends to know that we are behind them one 100% and this is not something that is going to happen and suddenly we will go back to business. at this time i would like to ca

i cannot believe this happened here in virginia beach in our great city of virginia beach and, you know, i went from at virginia tech, i learned i went from feeling sorry and feeling helpless to now as a councilman as i stand before you i'm no longer feeling that way. you know, i want to be fair. i want to be bold in making sure our community is safe. the men and women who we've lost today and the victims and their families were all just working. the kids i was going to school with just wanted to get a better education, i don't want that to happen to anywhere else in america and so we got to have those tough conversations -- we will have it but it's going to start here in virginia beach with humility, with morals, principles, an open mind and open heart and will show our strength. >> what i can pledge to you and do it in every one of these situations if you decide to fight this fight and need a place to get word out and what you think, you got a place here. god bless, i'm sorry to meet you this way but i salute your intentions to have everyone treat everyone better. if we can help in an

tonight our hearts go out to virginia beach, virginia, where police say a city employee opened fire in municipal building and took at least 11 lives before police took his. six more people are in the hospital. the city, needless to say, is in shock. this is all unfolding moment by moment in the words and images we all think we are so familiar with until it happens where we live, and it is happening where we live. tonight it is virginia beach. >> this is the most devastating day in the history of virginia beach. the people involved are our friends, co-workers, neighbors, colleagues. you know, at this point i would like to turn things over to chief cervera to give you the information that we have so far. >> the mayor, as you saw, could hardly continue. the police chief, understandably, struggled as well. >> right now we have a lot of questions. the whys, they will come later. right now we have more questions really than we have answers. we're a little more than two hours into this event, and we use the word "event," that's a cop term. this devastating incident that happened that none of

resolve. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from virginia beachvirginia thank you for the privilege of your time and good night the news at six t now. good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m anoushah rasta. and i )m terry mcsweeney. we conti >>> good evening and thafrmg you for joining us, i'm anoushah rasta. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. breaking news out of santa clara, an explosiona chemical company. this is video from snapchat. people say the explosion rattled buildings and some thought it was an earthquake. the company at this address is air products and the website said they supply gases and including refining and chemical and manufacturing. we'll have an update later in the newscast. >>> to the other top story. looking to stand out from the group and it is a very crowded one, too, for the democratic nomination. today more than a dozen presidential hopefuls came for the california democratic convention but vetting the field wasn't the only thing on the agenda. sam brock joins us live from the moscone center with the not the task, but the

mayor dyer, mayor of virginia beach, the mt populist city in the state of virginia. nelle, toss it back to you. >> thank you. >>> put it in perspective. gunn violence irginia beach is now the largest mass shooting this year according to data from the gun violence archive.ar nbc's kathy p is here now with an eye-opening look at the rise in mass shootings in this country. >> good morning. according to gun violence archive the latest incident in virginia beach is the 150th mass shooting this year in the u.s. when we dive deeper into the number of shootings in the country it's a reminder the problem is only tting worse. >> this is the most devastating day in the history of virginia beach. >> reporter: virginia beach became the latest to join a list no community ever wants to be on. with at least 12 people killed friday's mass shooting now ranks at "the" largest this yeit. only been three months since a gunman opened fire killing five workers at a manufacturing plant in aurora, illinois. when you take a closer look at i statiscs, the number of shootings in the u.s. n is ju

and the strength of virginia beach are the people of virginia beach. and there is no doubt that going forward that we will define ourselves as a city where love and compassion for those neighbors that we lost and their families. >> let's bring in our next guest, virginia attorney general mark herring. thank you for being with us as we look forward to what might be next, at the same time, you know this so well, sir, an overlap of still mourning and yet fellow virginians for you there wanting answers. what are some of the answers that you might be suggesting a week from now when we're in the right place to be discussing such ideas? >> well, obviously we just got an update, got the latest from the press conference. and it is beyond heartbreaking what has happened here in virginia beach. virginia beach has now been touched by the pain and the senseless violence of a mass shooting. virginia beach is a vibrant beautiful city. it is a strong tight knit city. and in the difficult days and weeks ahead, we are all going to have to do everything we can to support

this is virginia beach. thank you. and at this point, i'd like to bring up chief cervera. >> from the police end, we do not have a lot of additional information to give at this time other than the fbi, the federal bureau of investigation has taken over the evidence recovery portion of this. the eit has responded. they've come as a group of 40 individuals assisting the city of virginia beach. it's a time-consuming, meticulous process. it is not what you see on tv. it's not what will you see on the movies, it's a time-consuming process, and they have taken that assignment on magnificently. they're doing an absolutely fantastic job inside of the building. our forensic evidence techs are also inside the building and will be there for quite some time. we have that. the other thing, as the manager said earlier, we will have members of the virginia beach honor guard and fire department honor guard teams assigned to the families. we want to make sure that they have liaisons for just about everything they need at this point. an

this time virginia beach tracking a developing story. a gunman killed 12 people and injured 5 more. yesterday afternoon just after fourp at v theirginia beach municipal center. authorities say a longtime city employee named dwayne cradock opened firesc indiminately. officials say there was a long gun battle between the suspect and officers before he was shot and killed. >> a shooting we didn't think it was actually at the courthouse because it was kind of mujufled >> heard people yelling and screaming to get down. >> police are still looking for a motive this morning. a >>> in the wake of a mass shooting people turn to social media for support. #virginiabeach wassed and shortly aheer t event, a tweetpr he is aying for the city. wormer congressan gabbyr giffods said several tweets velling for toher gun laws and marylandrnor tweeted to virginia offering support the state needs. we have not seen a messagebout e shooting from either na president dod trump's twitter account. a private group planned aig for outside the white house inater today beginn at noon. >>> stay with news 4 and our n

he was an engineer for virginia beach. stafford countofficials released a statement saying in part that he, quote, was the kind of man that treateder evne with dignity and respect, end quote. a memorial service for rapp will take place next wednesday in stafford athe government center. >>> stay with news 4 and our nbc washington app for continuing coverageea on the virginia bch student. in about ten minutes we're going to bring you a live report from the scene. >>> we spich gears now to the run for the whi house. maryland governor larry hogan making it official today, he will not take on president trump for the gopmi notion in 2020. hogan saying instead he will focus on his second term as governor. the washington post first reported histention not to run. hogan released a statement today thanking everybody who did want him to run. it reads in part quote, i truly appreciate all of the encouragement i received from aeople around the nation urging me to consider mng a run for president in 2020. however, i will not be a candid

travels take you towards richmond or virginia beach look at this. even theastern shore of virginia, lots the lightning there. rain.n't see that vain that will push into the ocean and take the clouds with it and eventually the rain with it as well. traveling i-95, could be rain showers. stanton, 59. still at 59. on the water some areas into the 70s. it is nice out there this morning. the clouds will continueto dissipate from the west to the east as that area of low pressure scoots away from the region. clouds decrease by this afternoon. sunshine this afternoon and those temperatures will be pushing right into the mid-80s. our average temperature this time of year is 80 degrees. a little warm this time of ar. rain, possibly tonight in portions of our area and also tomorrow. talk more about that and time it out and let you kow what's going on coming up in 15 minutes. >> lauryn, thank you. >>> we continue to track developments out of virginia beach where a gunman killed 12 people and injured 5 more. it happenederyesterday afton just after 4:00 at the vir

that's what it is in virginia beach.ity and this is a horrible, horrible thing for us, but our citizens know to pull together. this does not surprise me at all. >> last question. i went over to buy water at the grocery store and saw vb strong written on the windows at the waffle house and every shop in the complex. what does that mean? what does that phrase mean to you? >> you'll see a lot more of that, i think. our citizens have taken that and it just has grown like wildfire. virginia beach is going to remain strong. this is not going to define us. this is not going to stop us. we're going to continue on. we're going to mourn our loss. we're going to support the people that were impacted, but we are not going to just fade away. virginia beach is going to remain strong. >> mr. vice mayor, thank you and my condolences as well. >>> up next we turn to applications as president trump prepares to embark on a trip to the united kingdom. how he's stirring up controversy days before his second state visit in two weeks. eeks ...d

without doubt, virginia beach is a city of heroes. >> that was virginia beach bobby dyer.this morning about the victims who lost their lives and those still in hospitals but the heroic actions of the police officers who ran into the buildig when the shooting started. we also know one of those officers was shot by the suspect but was saved by the bulletproof vest he was wearing. our erica hill is there in virginia beach and she will get us the latest on what is happening there, not only with the investigation, but with the community remembering those who lost their lives on friday. we will get back with her in a moment. >>> there are other communities we have to talk about today as well because of the growing threat in arkansas. hundreds of farms are under water this morning. there are roads washed out because of river waters that have pushed past levees now. >> a town west of little rock the city was above two feet above its record at its crest. we got a look at the damage from the air. >> reporter: there is usually cattle all over joseph's property but he says most of the

2018 when 12 people were killed at the borderline country music bar in california. >> today is virginia beach's darkest hour. >> i have a number of officers right now who are processing through what best could be described as a war zone. >> reporter: a virginia government source tells cnn it was a disgruntled employee. 40-year-old dewayne craddock who worked as a professional engineer for the city of virginia beach. he walked in with a.45-caliber handgun and left behind a trail of carnage. >> the suspect was reloading extended magazines in that handgun firing at victims throughout the building and at our officers. >> reporter: police say they want people to remember the victims and not their killer. >> we will release his name once. we're going to mention his name once. and then he will be forever referred to as the suspect. >> reporter: craddock was killed during a long gun battle during police. >> we have numerous victims. and we have numerous families. let's make sure that we keep their dignity and their respect as the number one piece of news that we're going to give out. >> reporter: and w

virginia beach reeling from a mass shooting. details tonight on the 12 victims, the alleged shooter, and weapons he purchased legally. >> no one is going to be the same after this. >> ninan: also tonight, hurricane season is here. why meteorologists say the new 5g cell phone network could disrupt their ability to forecast deadly storms. distracted driving: how the lives of first responders are being put at risk on the road. brave young men who stormed normandy's beaches look back, had to because i'm still-- any kids around here?-- i can still kick butt if i had to. >> ninan: we begin with that mass shooting in virginia where a gunman killed a dozen peoplenc legally. virginia beach police identified him as 40-year-old dewayne craddock, a longtime city employee. errol barnett is there. errol. >> reporter: the f.b.i. has now taken over the evidence- gathering phase of this investigation as officials continue to search for a motive. people here in virginia beach remain in shock, a day after the worst mass shooting of the year. it wa

beach, they live in virginia beach, they come to virginia beach and play.we'll come together as a community and we'll be there for the families and we'll be there for -- let's not forget, a number of other employees that were in that building at the time that are going to have the nightmares. but this situation was a nightmare that no one ever wants to live through. >> that was don lemon there speaking with the mayor of virginia beach. >>> in the meantime, officials continue searching for answers. john berman spoke with a former fbi general counsel james baker about what investigators are doing now. >> so the main investigative priority is to make sure people are safe, in other words, that there are no other people who were connected to or involved in the violent events that took place sadly today. and so investigators are trying to run down every single possible lead with respect to whether anybody else might have been involved. one of the things that they will do is to go to any locations that were owned, rented by the shooter. for example a house, apartm

this is in virginia beach, virginia. just moments ago we saw a car that appeared to be in the process obeing towed. but the suspect is believed to be a certified professional engineer for the city. disgrantaled employee. and we'll learn more information about him now with cnn's -- that has been doing his due diligence here and getting information for us. what can you tell us? >> so cnn has identified him as dwayne kradic. he's 40 years old. and as you said he worked as a certified professional engineer for the city off virginia beach in the public utilities department. this is where the shooting took place. the public works department housed in building number two in this area where all the different city buildings are where the shooting took place and that is exactly where he conducted the shooting. we've also learned police are at his home. appears to be towing a vehicle from his home and they're searching for evidence. week heard a lot that he's disgruntled. we don't know why that is or what was going on. but obviousl

from virginia beach. erica, we are getting a new account of the gunman killed during the shootout with police following the rampage. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yes, we are learning bits and pieces as we're all trying to put together a picture of who this person was. jessica, police confirming moments ago the suspect had not been fired from his job. there was some question about that, although, remember, he had a hard pass to get into areas of the building. so there was some question as to if he had been fired why he would have that pass. again, he was not fired. we are also now hearing from a co-worker of the man who, again, police say opened fire in the workplace, taking those 12 lives on friday. so this other person who works in the building says that both he and the suspect had exchanged words, that they would talk now and then. he said, look, he seemed like a good guy to me. they would talk about different things, their families, their friends. and on friday they ran into one another in the ba

. >> reporter: virginia beach became the latest to join a list no community ever wants to be on, with at least 12 people killed friday's mass shooting ranks as the largest this year it's only been three months since a gunman opened fire killing five workers at a manufacturing plant in aurora, illinois when you take a closer look at the statistics, the number of shootings in the u.s. is not just staggering, but rising from 2000 to 2018, the fbi recorded 277 active shooter

nbc's chris pollone continues ou team coverage. >> reporter: the mayor of virginia beach, virginia, like sotyany others in the ci in a state of shock. >> this is the most devastating day in the history of virginia beach. >> reporter: after a man walked into a municipal office building and started shooting. >> shortly after 4:00 p.m. this afternoon the suspect entered building two. he is a long-time employee of eablic utilities. i will not rel his name at this time. he immediately began to indiscrlminately fire upon al of the victims. >> reporter: employees say it was a normal friday afternoon until a little after 4:00 when they heard theka unmistable sound of gunfire. >> we heard shooting but we didn't think it was aually at the courthouse because it was kind of muffled. >> we just heard people yelling and screaming to get down. >> reporter: in the chaos city employees tried to hide or escape, unsure where the gunman was. ri >> we bded ourselves in the office. we put the desk up against the door because we didn't know ie they weroming in or anything. >> reporter: police quickly responded

a resident of virginia beach.ichelle missy langer worked in public utilities served there over 12 years and a resident of virginia beach. resident bobby williams who served in public utilities over 41 years and is a special projects coordinator and is a resident of chesapeake. herbert "bert" snelling who was a contractor trying to fill a permit and is a resident of virginia beach. >> we can tell you we knee at least there was at least one person shot out in the parking lot. otherwise, all three floors, officers say there were shots fired on all three floors. as for those victims, in addition to the 12 who lost their lives, four are still in the hospital, three of them in critical condition. we did get an update on them just yesterday from the doctors' office and at the hospital and i want to share that with you now. >> they are all serious injuries in the sense that they were gunshot wounds which are never minor, okay? so as i said, two have been taken to the operating room to get injuries repaired. one is probabl

this time in virginia beach.urdered in the deadliest mass shooting in the united states this year. four other people are injured after police say a disgruntled employee started indiscriminately shooting at a city government building that is behind me called building 2 it. it's on the campus of more than 20 municipal city buildings. now, once again, a city is in mourning. >> the lives of 12 people were cut short by

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families of those who left home this morning and will not return tonight. >> reporter: tragedy in virginia beachriday evening. a mass shooting at the virginia municipal building. the deadliest mass shooting in america since november of 2018 when 12 people were killed at the borderline country music bar in california. >> today is virginia beach's darkest hour. >> i have a number of officers looking through what can best be described a war zone. >> reporter: it was a disgruntled employee dewayne craddock who walked in with a.45-caliber handgun and left behind a trail of carnage. >> the suspect was reloading extended magazines in that handgun firing at victims throughout the building and at our offices. >> reporter: police say they want people to remember the victims and not the kill per. >> we will release his name once. we're going to mention his name once. then he will be forever referred to as the suspect. >> reporter: craddock was killed during a long gun brake light with police. >> we have numerous victims. and we have numerous families. let's make sure we keep their dignity and their respect

arthel: the city of virginia beach, virginia is in mourning, after a gunman opened fire at the virginiach municipal center the, building two, killing 12 people and injuring four others. 11 city employees and one contractor just trying to get a permit. there will be a vigil for the victims tonight in virginia beach. authorities say it is important for residents to show their support for the victims and for the police. >> we need an outpouring of support. at these vigils that will happen, come to the vigil, show up to the vigil. for our police officers, this is an absolute horrific event of unbelievable proportions. police officers put themselves in harm's way every day for people they never met, people they have no connection to, for people they will never see again. arthel: the mayor has probably not slept in the last 24 hours. joining me now on the phone is pastor clint mitchell, part of the grace covenant church in virginia beach. pastor, we're very, very sorry for the tragedy that has happened there and i want to start out by asking you, what words are flowing into your heart that yo

>> kathy park for us in virginia beach. >>> friday's tragedy in virginia beach reignited calls for

. >> good evening for virginia beach. they were civil servants working in theuilding behind me. people doing their jobs for the city, many of them giving decades of service until one of their coworkers armed with two guns cut their lives short. tonight the city is mourning the loss of 12 people. it has bece the latest epicenter of grief in a country that has gone through this so many times before. today we learned who the victims were and how the gunman carried out s attack. we have it all covered tonight including the investigation and the political reaction. we start with ron allen here in virginia beach. >> reporter: it was an extremely tough day as everyone learned who the victims of this unspeakable tragedy are. they were public workers, civil servants, people who showed up for work one day and just never home.it today the horror of what happened consumed virginia beach, a huge outpouring of grief and sorry as the y learned the identities of who had been lost. >> who works in public works for over 4 1/2 years. >> reporter: 11 city employees some with decades of public servi

tonight people in the city of virginia beach, virginia have a few more answers but are still reeling with deep shock and grief after friday's horrific workplace shooting. 12 people killed, nearly all of them public servants. all shot in death by a man state officials call a disgruntled employee. they know his name. they know his background. they know how he got his guns. what they still don't know is why the gunman did it. and they can't ask him because he's also dead, either killed in a firefight with responding police or by his own hand. that detail also not clear tonight either. these are the 12 men and women whose lives were cut short friday by a rampaging man with a gun. they were engineers, technicians, and clerks who died in the place where they worked. one man, a contractor, who just happened to be in the city for a permit. >> let me just say this. we will not be defined by this horror. we will go forward. we are a city of resiliency and resolve. the true character of our city is going to rest with our public, our citizens, and our neighbors that we share borders with. >> let

police are giving an update on the mass shooting in virginia beach. in. >> [silence]. >> [inaudible]. >> [silence]. >> good evening. this is a horrific day for the commonwealth of virginia. our hearts ache over the senseless violence that has been inflicted upon the virginia beach community today. my deepest condolens and prayers go to the families of those who left home this morning and will not return tonight. they were all common's child and many were someone's parent. they were heading into the summer weekend. that they should be taken in this manner is the worst kind of tragedy. their families are facing painful loss and grief. they each leave a hole in a family in their neighborhood, in this community and in our commonwealth. we mourn with their loved ones, but sympathy doesn't fill that hole. we must take care of these families. these horrific tragedies test our souls. grief doesn't pass quickly. it lasts far beyond these coming days and these families will need support in the months and years to come. i am also praying for those who were injur

as we get more information we will begin to release that. >> out of virginia beach police i wrapping s conference saying the number of victims is now 12. about is the update coming out of virginia. ms shooting taking place in the mu municipal center. >> we will follow this news. we will have more coming up live on a ktvu plus at 11. >> wilson things over to mark . >> a very quick update on the weather. we have been talking about warming temperatures. we had 80s toward concorde and therefore. san jose 78 of san francisco 65. once again showers and thunderstorms east of the bay area. right now have low clouds and fog hanging out coast said. clouds are pushing back into the bay for tonight. we are not completely clear. current numbers we still have 80s toward fairfield and walnut creek. san francisco 57 in san jose checking in at 74 degrees. here is a live camera look at the fog layer. you can see the clouds increasing for tonight. of course we have been talking about thunderstorms for the past few days primarily to the east of the bay area. the area of low pressure will continue to move

we begin tonight with breaking news from virginia beach.e say a shooter was carrying guns and a grudge when he walked into a city government building this afternoon. when the fire fight with police was over, more than a dozen people were dead including the gunman. >> we were all just terrified. >> chaos and carnage in virginia beach as police descend on a city government building after reports of an active shooter. >> we have a victim down. >> shortly after 4:00 p.m. the suspect entered building two. he's a long-time employee of public utilities and he immediately began to fire upon all the victims. >> reporter: the fivictims were inside the building that houses scores of government workers. meghan benton described the scene inside. >> you hear this on the news but you don't think it's going to happen to you. it's like this is not a drill. get down. call 9-1-1. that's when we just -- i called 9-1-1. and we all just ran in our office and closed the door. >> i was inside of my office. we heard shooting, building 10-a. >> reporter: police team

>>a disgruntled former city worker goes on a murderous rampage in virginia beach virginia way too much killing going on. >>yet another mass shooting roxanne american community thank you for joining us tonight at 8 pale morning. i can weigh in virginia beach, virginia is the latest city where a gunman opened fire this time killing a dozen people. the chaotic scene sending terrified people scrambling for cover and tonight we are learning more about exactly what happened a news conference wrapped up just about an hour ago, here's what we know at 12 people were killed authorities say the gunman was then shot and killed by police after a gun battle at least 4 people were hurt. but officials say there may be a number of people who took themselves to the hospital. >>among those injured a police officer who was apparently saved by his bulletproof vest according to cnn, the gunman has been identified as 40 year-old the way in craddick a certified professional engineer for the city of virginia beach in the public utilities department, virginia beach chic police chief james america described the

today in virginia beach. there was an update on the death toll at the top of this press conference. the death toll had previously been 11. chief now saying that the death toll has risen to 12 because one of the victims who was injured succumbed to his or her injuries on the way to the hospital. they have not released identifying information on any of the victims yet. they say they're still identifying victims and notifying the families. in terms of the shooter, the shooter is dead. the police chief said pointedly that they know the identity of the suspect. nbc news has also learned the identity of the suspect from a federal law enforcement source but the police chief says that once they are ready to release formally name for virginia beach, he said they will mention it once and once only. he also described what he said was a long moving running gun battle between four police officers and the gunman than ultimately resulted in the gunman being shot and killed. he said police officers rendered first aid to the