(The Virginian Pilot)
Alissa Skelton, Stacy Parker, and Mike Connors May 31, 2019
At least 11 people were killed and six people injured by a shooter who was shot and killed by police at the city's Municipal Center in Princess Anne on Friday afternoon, Virginia Beach police Chief Jim Cervera said.
"This is the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach," Mayor Bobby Dwyer said. "The people involved are our friends, coworkers, neighbors and colleagues."
The shooter was a current employee, Cervera said.
Dale Gauding, a Sentara spokesman, said in an email that five patients went to Virginia Beach General, and one person has arrived at the Level I Trauma Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital at 6:13 a.m. in a Nightingale helicopter.
Master Police Officer Allen Perry confirmed there was a shooter in the Operations building next door to City Hall, which is near the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Nimmo Parkway.
At 4:50 p.m., the Virginia Beach Police Department tweeted that one shooter had been taken into custody and multiple people were injured. Perry said he could not say how many.
"We are asking everyone in the Municipal Center to shelter in place," he said.
All city employees except for those who are in the Operations building have been allowed to leave the area, Perry said at 6 p.m.
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