A longtime municipal employee in Virginia Beach shot and killed 12 people Friday afternoon and injured several others inside a public works building before he was killed in a fierce gun battle with police, city officials said. 1 of 12 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × Photos from the scene of a deadly shooting at a Virginia Beach public works building View Photos Police say 11 people have been killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Va. Caption Police say 11 people have been killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Va. L. Todd Spencer/AP Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. Mayor Bobby Dyer told reporters that “today is Virginia Beach’s darkest hour.” He said a “senseless crime happened and imposed tremendous grief upon the people of Virginia Beach, the Commonwealth and this country.”Gov. Virginia Beach, a resort city with a population of about 450,000, is the most populous city in the state. Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital reported two people in critical condition and two in fair condition.

Source: Washington Post May 31, 2019 21:10 UTC