Teenage employee among 6 killed in Virginia Walmart shooting

Published November 25, 2022 9:22 AM

By BEN FINLEY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Associated Press

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Authorities have announced that 16-year-old Fernando Chavez-Barron was among the six killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, when a manager opened fire in the store with a handgun. Among the other victims is a 43-year-old custodian and father of two, Lorenzo Gamble. Kellie Pyle was a 52-year-old mother with wedding plans. Michelle Johnson described her late son Brian Pendleton as a happy-go-lucky guy who loved his family and friends. A longtime employee, 70-year-old Randy Blevins was remembered fondly as “Mr. Randy” by a former coworker, Shaundrayia Reese. Outside the Walmart, a makeshift memorial was laid for Tyneka Johnson in a grassy area.

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