NEW,
NEW, THE
NEW, THE GRIEF IS REAL. THE PAIN IS REAL.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE ALL
DEALING WITH TONIGHT.
HOURS LATER, THE SCENE OUTSIDE
THE VIRGINIA BEACH MUNICIPAL
CENTER IS ACTIVE.
YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE THERE.
YOU SEE THE LIGHTS, DETECTIVES
OF PIECING TOGETHER EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD EVENING.
IT IS A LOT TO TAKE IN.
12 OF OUR NEIGHBORS WERE KILLED
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE SENSE
OF VIOLENCE LIKE THIS.
THAT'S A PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE
MONTHS OR YEARS, IF EVER.
WE CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT
HAPPENED TODAY.
HAPPENED TODAY. POLICE UPDATED US A LITTLE MORE
THAN ONE HOUR AGO.
THAT IS WHEN WE LEARNED THAT 13
PEOPLE IN TOTAL ARE NOW DAD
EXCUSE ME DEAD.
SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HURT.
DOCTORS ARE WORKING TO SAVE
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. WE
THEM. WE KNOW THE GUNMAN WORKED FOR
THE CITY.
THE CITY.
THE CITY. OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED HIM
AFTER A LONG GUN BATTLE.
HERE IS WHAT THE CHIEF HAD TO
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. >>
SAY. >> THE PROCESS IS TO NOTIFY
FAMILY MEMBERS.
FAMILY MEMBERS. WE KNOW WHO THE SUSPECT IS.
WE HAVE NOT NOTIFIED CERTAIN
MEMBER ISSUED ME FAMILY
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. ONCE WE DO THAT WE WILL RELEASE
HIS NAME ONCE.
WE WILL MENTION HIS NAME ONCE
AND THEN WILL BE REFERRED TO AS
THE SUSPECT.
THE SUSPECT. OUR FOCUS NOW IS DIGNITY AND
RESPECT FOR THE VICTIMS IN THIS
CASE AND TO THEIR FAMILIES.>>
WE ARE PIECING TOGETHER THE
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. JACQUELINE LEE IS AT THE
HOSPITAL WERE SOME VICTIMS ARE
BEING TREATED.
BEING TREATED. ALLIE IS AT PRINCESS ANNE
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ARE GETTING MORE PERSPECTIVE
FROM ROBERT BOYD.
WE BEGIN HERE.>>> HEARTBREAK
IN VIRGINIA BEACH.
THIS IS A HORRIFIC DAY.
OUR HEARTS ACHE OVER THE
SENSELESS VIOLENCE THAT HAS
BEEN INFLICTED UPON THE
VIRGINIA BEACH COMMUNITY TODAY.
>> SHORTLY AFTER 4 PM A GUNMAN
WALKED INTO PUBLIC WORKS GOING
FLOOR TO FLOOR SHOOTING PEOPLE
WITH A HANDGUN WITH MULTIPLE
MAGAZINES.
MAGAZINES. HE KILLED 12 VICTIMS.
FOR OTHERS ARE HOSPITALIZED.
DURING A LONG BATTLE WITH
POLICE HE SHOT AN OFFICER WHO
WAS SAVED BY HIS VEST.
THEY THEN KILLED THE SUSPECT.
THE GUNMAN WAS A LONGTIME
EMPLOYEE WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. NEIGHBORS, COWORKERS AND
FRIENDS WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS.
>> THEIR LIVES ARE CHANGED
FOREVER.
FOREVER.
FOREVER. THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED IN THAT
BUILDING, THEIR LIVES ARE
CHANGED.
CHANGED.
CHANGED. OFFICERS ARE PROCESSING THROUGH
WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A WAR
ZONE.
ZONE.
ZONE. >>
ZONE. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAID IT
ALL IN A FEW WORDS.
>> TODAY IS THE DARKEST HOUR
FOR VIRGINIA BEACH.
>> Reporter: HE WANTS TO HELP
THE VICTIMS FAMILIES NOW.
>> HERE IS THE LATEST FROM
SANTERRE.
SANTERRE.
SANTERRE. WE KNOW THAT THREE ARE BEING
TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL.
TWO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION
AND ONE IS IN FAIR CONDITION.
TWO DIED AT THE HOSPITAL AND
ANOTHER WAS FLOWN FROM SANTERRE
PRINCESS AND TO NORFORK GENERAL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
THAT IS THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL
I TRAUMA CENTER.
ONE PERSON TOOK THEMSELVES TO
PRINCESS ANNE AND HAS BEEN
RELEASED.
RELEASED.
RELEASED. THAT SPRING JACQUELINE LEE IN.
SHE IS LIVE AT THE GENERAL
HOSPITAL TONIGHT.
HOSPITAL TONIGHT. >>>
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >> Reporter: I SPOKE WITH
PEOPLE WALKING IN AND OUT OF
THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND NONE OF
THEM WANTED TO TALK ON CAMERA.
NONE OF THEM WERE RELATED TO
VICTIMS.
VICTIMS.
VICTIMS. ONE WOMAN DID SAY SHE WAS IN
DISBELIEF WHEN SHE LEARNED WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. SHE SAID EVERYONE IN THE
HOSPITAL COULD NOT BELIEVE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>>
WELL. >>> THE SECOND THE AIR
AMBULANCE ROTORS FIRED UP IT
INDICATED A MUCH DARKER SCENE.
12 ARE DEAD. FOR OUR UNDERGOING
SURGERY.
SURGERY.
SURGERY. AT ABOUT 5 PM NIGHTINGALE TOOK
OFF TO PICK UP A PATIENT AND
BRING THEM BACK TO GENERAL
HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF THE
SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES.
THIS IS A LEVEL I TRAUMA
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. ONE OF 5 IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
A LEVER ONE MEANS THEY CAN
PROVIDE TOTAL CARE TO EVERY
ASPECT OF THE PATIENT'S
INJURIES.
INJURIES.
INJURIES. IF THEY NEED A HIGH LEVEL OF
CARE, THAT IS WHERE THEY NEED
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. TONIGHT, FAMILIES ARE HOPING
AND PRAYING THEIR LOVED ONES
PULL THROUGH.
PULL THROUGH. AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS BEHIND
THEM.>> EARLIER TODAY SIX WERE
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
TWO DIED HERE AT THIS HOSPITAL.
NEW, FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES
ARE BEING TOLD TO GO TO
PRINCESS ANNE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I WILL SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHERE
THIS IS.
THIS IS.
THIS IS. THE GPS ADDRESSES 2323 HOLLAND
ROAD. IT'S NOT FAR FROM THE
MUNICIPAL CENTER.
MUNICIPAL CENTER. ALLIE IS LIVE THERE.>> Reporter:
I AM HERE AT PRINCESS AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT.
LOOKING AT. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SEVERAL
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. THE PARKING LOT IS STILL PRETTY
FULL.
FULL.
FULL. PEOPLE HAVE LEFT BUT ALL NIGHT
FAMILIES CONTINUE WALKING IN
AND OUT OF THE SCHOOL.
IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE A
LOOK AT THESE FAMILY SPACES.
YOU CAN TELL HOW SHOCKED THEY
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. >>
ARE. >> Reporter: IT'S A PLACE FOR
FAMILIES TO TAKE SHELTER AND
WAIT FOR ANSWERS.
SOME ARE READY TO REUNITE WITH
THEIR LOVED ONES AND OTHERS ARE
HOLDING OUT HOPE.
I TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T
WANT TO GO ON CAMERA BUT SAY
THEY ARE HAVING A VERY HARD
TIME PROCESSING WHAT HAPPENED
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. A MAN WHO CAME TO THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL TO FIND HIS WIFE SAID
THEY HAD A DATE NIGHT PLANNED
FOR THE PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL.
ANOTHER WOMAN SAID SHE WAS
PICKING UP HER DAUGHTER FROM
WORK WHO WAS IN BUILDING 1. SHE
WAS TOLD TO HIDE UNDER HER
DESK.
DESK.
DESK. THE
DESK. THE MOTHER WAITED FOR HER
DAUGHTER AND HEARD GUNSHOTS.
SHE ALSO SAW THE VICTIM RUNNING
OUT OF THE BUILDING.
SHE TOLD ME SHE TOLD THE VICTIM
THAT SHE WAS A NURSE AND SHE
COULD HELP HIM BUT BY THAT
TIME, POLICE SHOWED UP.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A VERY
SENSITIVE SCENE.
SENSITIVE SCENE. I AM STANDING BACK FROM WHERE
WE ARE HERE AT PRINCESS ANNE
MIDDLE SCHOOL TO ALLOW FAMILIES
TO HAVE THEIR SPACE AND GRIEVE.
IF THEY WANT TO COME TALK TO
US, I AM STANDING HERE.
I'M NOT REALLY ASKING PEOPLE
MANY QUESTIONS SO THEY CAN HAVE
TIME TO BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO THE STORY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES
TELL US THE SUSPECT IS DWAYNE
CRADDICK A LONGTIME CITY
EMPLOYEE AND HE IS A CURRENT
CITY EMPLOYEE.
CITY EMPLOYEE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD IDENTIFY
HIM BY NAME ONCE AND FROM THEN
ON CALL HIM THE SUSPECT.
IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS,
STORMS RAN THROUGH.
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK OVER
DOWNTOWN NORFORK.
DOWNTOWN NORFORK. LET'S TRACK THE STORMS AND
WHERE THEY ARE HEADED NEXT.
NEW, THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER IS OVER.
SOME HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING
HAS BEEN DOWN AROUND
NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA.
NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. A FLOOD ADVISORY.
STILL PICKING UP MODERATE RAIN
ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
COUNTY AND AS YOU GO DOWN
TOWARD POPLAR RANCH.
IT GOES BACK TOWARD ELIZABETH
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. IT
CITY. IT TAPERS OFF TOWARDS LEXINGTON.
WE HAVE HEAVY RAIN. EVERYTHING
IS WORKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE
EAST.
EAST.
EAST. THE
EAST. THE RAIN IS TAPERING OFF A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE.
AND MADE ITS WAY CLOSER TO THE
PIPELINE.
PIPELINE.
PIPELINE. PEOPLE