2022 Chesapeake shooting | |
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Location | 1521 Sam's Circle, Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. |
Coordinates | 36°46′22″N 76°14′56″W / 36.77278°N 76.24889°W |
Date | November 22, 2022 c. 10:12 – 10:16 p.m. (EST(UTC−05:00)) |
Target | Coworkers |
Attack type | Mass shooting, murder-suicide, workplace violence, mass murder |
Weapon | Taurus 9mm handgun |
Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 4 |
Perpetrator | Andre Marcus Bing[1][2] |
Motive | Revenge-driven attack against co-worker harassment |
On November 22, 2022, Andre Marcus Bing killed six co-workers and injured four others before killing himself, in retaliation for perceived workplace harassment at the Walmart Supercenter where he worked as a night-supervisor in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States.[3][4][1][5] Bing's suicide note cited concern he was being "led by Satan" and asking forgiveness - while also mentioning cancer treatments and loneliness.[6][7]