2022 Chesapeake shooting

2022 Chesapeake shooting
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Location1521 Sam's Circle, Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates36°46′22″N 76°14′56″W / 36.77278°N 76.24889°W / 36.77278; -76.24889 (Site of shooting)
DateNovember 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)
c. 10:12 – 10:16 p.m. (ESTUTC−05:00))
TargetCoworkers
Attack type
Mass shooting, murder-suicide, workplace violence, mass murder
WeaponTaurus 9mm handgun
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)
Injured4
PerpetratorAndre Marcus Bing[1][2]
MotiveRevenge-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]

  1. ^ a b Burchett, Caitlyn; Munro, Ian; Stone, Gavin (November 23, 2022). "Virginia Walmart shooting updates: Sources identify gunman". The Virginian-Pilot. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ City of Chesapeake [@AboutChesapeake] (November 23, 2022). "We are still communicating with the victims' families and will release their information as soon as possible. We can confirm that the shooter was 31-year-old Andre Bing of Chesapeake. He was armed with one handgun and had multiple magazines on his person" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Reese, Brian; Hall, Brett; Dowding, Jon; Wolf, Michelle; Mayfield, Adrienne (November 22, 2022). "Chesapeake Walmart shooting: Multiple fatalities, injuries". WAVY-TV. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Medina, Edurado; Ives, Mike (November 22, 2022). "Multiple People Are Fatally Shot at a Walmart in Virginia". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Burchett, Caitlyn; Munro, Ian (November 22, 2022). "Multiple fatalities, injuries reported after shooting in a Chesapeake Walmart". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Finley, Ben; Barakat, Matthew (November 25, 2022). "Walmart shooter left 'death note,' bought gun day of killing". Associated Press. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Goldsberry, Jenny (November 25, 2022). "Walmart shooting suspect wrote 'death note' before killing spree". Washington Examiner. Retrieved June 16, 2024.